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NTIA confirms ‘Buy American’ waivers for BEAD funding

by Harry Baldock | Mar 4, 2024

The NTIA has formally launched the related waiver process, saying it expects 90% of the BEAD programme’s $42 billion in funding can still be spent on US-made products.

The US has narrow window “to get back on track” with spectrum strategy

by Bradford Randall | Jan 24, 2024

Policymakers will have what CTIA President and CEO Meredith Attwell Baker called a “unique opportunity” to develop an implementation strategy that aligns with a recent presidential memorandum directing agencies to adopt a clear national spectrum policy

Nokia Bell Labs to shift R&D facility to New Brunswick

by Harry Baldock | Dec 11, 2023

Nokia today announced plans to relocate its campus in Murray Hill, NJ by 2028 to a new state-of-the-art research and development (R&D) facility in the burgeoning innovation and technology hub in New Brunswick, NJ.

US govt allocates $930m in grants for ‘Middle Mile’ connectivity

by Harry Baldock | Jun 19, 2023

News The funding will allow the deployment of over 12,000 miles of additional fibre across the...

NTIA pledges not to skirt ‘Buy American’ requirements for fibre projects

by Harry Baldock | Feb 13, 2023

News With President Biden doubling down on the need for the private sector to purchase equipment...

America has a massive job of education to complete to get people online

by Rob Chambers | Oct 14, 2022

The most recent survey of American internet usage by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has shown almost 20 percent of US households remain offline – and most do not see why this should change