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                <title><![CDATA[ PUC cracks down on One Call violations tied to underground utilities ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2026/january/puc-cracks-down-on-one-call-violations-tied-to-underground-utilities</link>
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                    Pennsylvania’s Public Utility Commission issued more than $232,000 in penalties and education requirements tied to underground utility damage violations reviewed during its December enforcement meeting.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Fiber optic installed to improve air traffic communication in Northeast U.S., DOT announces ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2025/may/fiber-optic-installed-to-improve-air-traffic-communication-in-northeast-us-dot-announces</link>
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                    According to CNN, a fiber optic cable has been installed between Philadelphia and New York in an effort to improve air traffic control issues in the busy region. The U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced the update at a press conference on Wednesday. Telecommunications at the facility that handles flights in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport have been strained in part due to aging air traffic control infrastructure.
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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[ 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>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2023/july/wellington-city-council-adopts-digital-map-for-underground-infrastructure-management</link>
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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[ 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[ Crown Electrokinetics partners with telecommunication infrastructure company to build fiber optic network across Northwest US ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2023/march/crown-electrokinetics-partners-with-telecommunication-infrastructure-company-to-build-fiber-optic-network-across-northwest-us</link>
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                    The agreement expands Crown’s customer base and geographic coverage with operations now in Washington, and soon to expand to Oregon and California.
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