Unlock the Power of Your Network Data: The IPDR Advantage

Posted by Randy Guthrie on Nov 13, 2025 3:37:14 PM

Harness real-time insights from your network to drive operational excellence and smarter marketing.

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Webinar - Stop Overpaying: USF Compliance Strategies You Need to Know

Posted by Ryan Guthrie on Nov 7, 2025 11:09:15 AM

Are you a telecom provider paying too much into the Universal Service Fund (USF)? With the contribution factor soaring to a historic 38.1% for Q4 2025, every dollar matters.

This deep-dive webinar reveals the critical strategies companies are using right now to legally slash their contributions, optimize their reporting, and stop subsidizing their competitors.

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Topics: USF

FCC Pushes 911 Into the Digital Era: What OSPs and PSAPs Need to Know

Posted by Randy Guthrie on Oct 30, 2025 4:15:32 PM

 

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Topics: ATS, FCC

How AI-Based Bots Are Transforming Ordering Provisioning and Billing for Telecom Carriers

Posted by Randy Guthrie on Oct 27, 2025 2:22:03 PM

 

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Where Are We with BEAD, CAF, and State Broadband Compliance Testing & Reporting?

Posted by Randy Guthrie on Oct 17, 2025 11:21:52 AM

 

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Why Carriers Should Invest in Traffic Studies to Avoid Safe Harbor Overcharges

Posted by Randy Guthrie on Sep 29, 2025 11:14:29 AM

In telecom, profitability depends on tightly managing costs while complying with FCC regulations. One hidden drain on revenue comes from relying on safe harbor allocations when reporting traffic for the Universal Service Fund (USF) and related programs.

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Tackling Knowledge Loss in Telecom

Posted by Randy Guthrie on Sep 26, 2025 5:25:52 PM

How Do Companies Deal with Knowledge

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Reconfiguring the Telephone Companies Central Office From Communication Hubs to AI Factories

Posted by Randy Guthrie on Sep 15, 2025 3:53:45 PM

With their vast network of real estate, extensive fiber connections, and established power infrastructure, telecommunications companies (telcos) are uniquely positioned to repurpose their underutilized central offices (COs) into hubs for artificial intelligence (AI). This strategic move can create new revenue streams, optimize network performance, and position telcos as key players in the growing AI economy.

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Why Broadband Providers Must Keep Testing Speed and Latency—Even as BEAD, CAF, and RDOF Policies Shift

Posted by Ryan Guthrie on Sep 10, 2025 1:28:50 PM

The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program has already seen major policy shifts moving away from fiber-only mandates toward a more technology-neutral, cost-per-location model. While BEAD is the latest government sponsored broadband deployment fund, it’s not the only game in town. Providers funded through Connect America Fund (CAF) and the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) also face evolving compliance expectations.

Across all three programs, one thing is certain: providers must continually test and validate their speed and latency performance. Here’s why it matters.

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The Universal Service Fund Is there a Path to Reform?

Posted by Randy Guthrie on Sep 10, 2025 1:26:14 PM

You have undoubtedly heard about the 911 outage in Pennsylvania in July.  This is precisely the kind of event that motivated the FCC to issue new directives on 911 monitoring and reporting, effective in April.

What does the FCC order require of carriers?

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