POTs and PANs

One of my recent blog posts reviewed a new book, Digital Equity Ecosystems, by Colin Rhinesmith.

One of the most common tasks required when building a new fiber network, particularly when burying fiber, is fixing the damage caused during the construction process.

AT&T and Verizon (and now the newly purchased Frontier) have continued with their big push to shut down copper networks.

The following are topics I found interesting, but which don’t warrant a full blog – although the first item might still be expanded.

Somebody recently asked me about the origins of telephone numbers.

Ookla recently published an article that looked at speed test and coverage characteristics of FWA cellular broadband provided by AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

In its August meeting, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled Maximizing Efficiencies in Universal Service Administration Company (USAC) that looks at changing the rules governing USAC, the Universal Service Administration.

A recent article in Scientific American looked at the likelihood of collisions between satellites and other devices in orbit today and in the foreseeable future.

There is legislation moving through Congress that will change the way that everybody uses the Internet.

I recently saw a question on LinkedIn that asked why we don’t use more metal utility poles instead of wooden ones.