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FCC’s broadband victory proclamation looks like regurgitated spam 18 March 2019, by Steve Blum-

Spam

A wireless Internet service provider dumped a big load of map spam on the Federal Communications Commission last year, which appears to have fooled it into thinking that its “reforms” have brilliantly resulted in broadband “being deployed on a reasonable and timely basis” in the U.S. It’s a problem we have in California, as well.

In a letter to the FCC, the broadband advocacy group Free Press pointed to ... continue reading »

Tacoma weighs risk and reward with list of muni broadband suitors down to two 15 March 2019, by Steve Blum-

The City of Tacoma has narrowed the list of possible buyers of its municipal cable system – aka Click – down to two local companies, Wave Broadband and Rainier Connect. A year ago, the city issued a request for information and qualifications and received responses from five companies. Only two initially ... continue reading »

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