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Maybe high-speed internet is infrastructure after all, say US Republicans in proposal to spend $65bn over five years

Our plan is better than President Biden's, they claim, with few details

FCC urges Americans to run internet speed app to counter Big Cable's broadband data fudging

Effort to get accurate info gets more serious under new chairwoman

Openreach out and hike prices on legacy fixed-line products: Broadband plumber pulls trigger after Ofcom gives the nod

BT Group arm says it'll 'encourage' switch to modern kit; ISP says consumers on legacy CAN'T switch

Biden's $2tn infrastructure plan includes massive broadband rollout, equates internet access with water and power as essential utilities

Plus $50bn pledge to boost chip R&D and fabbing in Land of the Free

Grotesque soundbyte alert: UK government opens wallet to help rural areas get 'gigafit'

Tough luck if you're in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Ofcom says no price controls on full-fibre broadband until 2031, giving BT's Openreach the kick to 'build like fury'

Analyst: 'Ultimate winner is BT as it's avoided cost-based regulation for next half decade'

ISP industry blasts UK Telecoms Security Bill for vague requirements, high costs of compliance

'They're dictating how to monitor networks, without fully understanding the impact on the sector'

Copper broadband phaseout will leave UK customers with higher bills and less choice, says comparison site

It seems people are OK with paying more for faster internet, though

House Republicans introduce legislation for outright ban on municipal broadband in the US

Doomed bill seems to forget municipal broadband exists due to failures of private sector

Want your broadband fixed? Best write to your MP, UK's Zen Internet tells customer

Well, that's a new one

Virgin Media adds 200% to its new broadband contracts in 2020, slips back in black (just)

But the growth can't last forever...

UK's Superfast Broadband programme delivered value for money, says report, just don't ask about rural deployments

Which are – you guessed it – behind schedule

Get off my lawn: UK.Gov looks to reform land access laws for network operators weeks after PAC savages full-fibre gigabit targets for 2025

What do we want? Better coverage! How do we want it? Without actual infrastructure

The UK's first industrial contribution to the ISS: An end to sneakernet for spacefarers

In Brief Also: First all-commercial crew named, Boeing readies Starliner again and NASA's ex-boss is off to private equity

Google's Alphabet sticks a pin in its Loon internet broadband service

It never really took off (commercially), apparently

Surprising everyone, spending watchdog says the UK's 2025 deadline for nationwide gigabit broadband is 'unreachable'

Regulatory hurdles, funding, pandemic, and Huawei have made this a big ask – but industry remains determined

UK on track to miss even its slashed full-fibre gigabit coverage goals, warn MPs

Plus: Govt has no targets at all for 5G deployment, claims telco insider

UK comms regulator: Could we interest sir in a bespoke broadband speed estimate?

New Ofcom rules require ISPs to give more personalised measures

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