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                <title><![CDATA[ Fiber Broadband Association advocates for retiring copper in favor of future-proof fiber ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2024/may/fiber-broadband-association-advocates-for-retiring-copper-in-favor-of-future-proof-fiber</link>
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                    FBA&#39;s new white paper argues that many telecommunications providers still face unnecessary expenses and complexity by maintaining legacy copper infrastructure, despite having migrated to fiber in core and access networks.
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                <title><![CDATA[ CGA publishes telecom white paper on preventing utility damage trends ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2023/december/cga-publishes-telecom-white-paper-on-preventing-utility-damage-trends</link>
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                    (UI) — Based on research among telecommunications stakeholders, CGA’s new research points to the sector’s impact on the U.S. damage prevention system as a whole and recommends key actions telecom organizations can take to drive damages down.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Wisconsin&#39;s $42 million broadband infrastructure grant sees overwhelming demand ]]></title>
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                    Gov. Tony Evers and the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) have announced that the Wisconsin Broadband Office received 124 applications requesting $221.6 million for the Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Montana telecom completes $11 million, 380-mile fiber cable burial project ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2023/october/montana-telecom-completes-11-million-380-mile-fiber-cable-burial-project</link>
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                    (UI) — Blackfoot Communications, headquartered in Missoula, has recently celebrated the successful culmination of a six-year endeavor, entailing an $11 million investment, to install more than 380 miles of cutting-edge fiber optic cable within the Flathead Reservation vicinity around St. Ignatius, according to Government Technology.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Dycom acquires telecom contractor Bigham Cable Construction in southeast US ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2023/august/dycom-acquires-telecom-contractor-bigham-cable-construction-in-southeast-us</link>
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                    (UI) — Dycom Industries Inc. has announced that it acquired Bigham Cable Construction Inc. on Aug. 23. Bigham provides telecommunications construction services in the southeastern United States and generated approximately $140 million of revenue over the last twelve months.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Comtech Telecommunications wins $30 million contract to enhance US Army tactical communications ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2023/july/comtech-telecommunications-wins-30-million-contract-to-enhance-us-army-tactical-communications</link>
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                    (UI) — Comtech Telecommunications Corp. has been awarded a $30 million contract from Fairwinds Technologies LLC to provide Comtech’s next-generation Troposcatter Family of Systems (FOS) in support of U.S. Army tactical communications.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Wellington City Council adopts digital map for underground infrastructure management ]]></title>
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                    (UI) — The Wellington Underground Asset Map, backed by a $4 million investment, aims to revolutionize the installation and maintenance of buried infrastructure, including telecommunications cables, gas pipes, and other vital services.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Biden-Harris administration awards $930 million for middle-mile infrastructure ]]></title>
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                    (UC) — The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration has announced over $930 million to expand middle mile high-speed Internet infrastructure across 35 states and Puerto Rico.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Fiber Broadband Association expands state broadband resources with Workforce Development Guidebook ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2023/may/fiber-broadband-association-expands-state-broadband-resources-with-workforce-development-guidebook</link>
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                    (UI) — FBA’s Workforce Development Guidebook notes that, according to the government’s calculations, 150,000 telecom jobs will be created by BEAD, while research by the Fiber Broadband Association estimates the industry will need over 205,000 new jobs in the next five years to construct, operate, and maintain these new networks in every state.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Strategic Partnership Brings Affordable, Reliable Fiber to Rural Communities ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/magazine/2022/december-2022-vol-77-no-12/features/strategic-partnership-brings-affordable-reliable-fiber-to-rural-communities</link>
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                    (UC) — According to a 2021 study from BroadbandNow, at least 42 million Americans do not have access to broadband internet. Access to affordable and reliable broadband in the 21st century is largely considered a critical infrastructure necessity, just like transportation, electricity and water.
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