Germany’s federal government moves to speed fiber rollout with a TKG amendment — granting “right to full expansion,” streamlined approvals, cost-sharing rules for landlords, and mandatory wholesale access for competitors. 🇩🇪🔌🏙️ Read more: https://www.heise.de/en/news/Fiber-optic-expansion-Federal-government-initiates-TKG-amendment-11327753.html #Fiber #Broadband #TKG
Fiber optic expansion: Federal government initiates TKG amendment

The amendment to the Telecommunications Act is intended to officially seal the end of the copper age – but that will take time.

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Open Cosmos seeks deadline extension for broadband constellation
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<p>British small satellite specialist Open Cosmos is seeking more time to deploy its proposed sovereign
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Open Cosmos seeks deadline extension for broadband constellation

British small satellite specialist Open Cosmos is seeking more time to deploy its proposed sovereign broadband constellation for Europe after running into launch issues. The post Open Cosmos seeks dea...

Brendan Carr Prepares To Make Broadband Shittier, Censored, And More Expensive For U.S. School Kids

I’ve noted repeatedly how the Trump administration is going out of its way to not only destroy all oversight of the country’s shitty and predatory telecom monopolies, but to eliminate a…

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Martin Lewis' MSE says Santander's £180 cash boost offer is a 'strong pick'

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/savings-banks/martin-lewis-mse-says-santanders-37274337

Who pays the most and least for broadband in the EU?

In 2025, 94% of individuals living in the EU used the internet in the last three months, while only 4% went the whole year without using it, according to the latest Eurostat figures.

Furthermore, mobile devices were used to connect to the internet by almost nine out of 10 individuals in the EU last year.

However, the cost of this access varies dramatically.

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Who pays the most and least for broadband in the EU?

In 2025, 94% of individuals living in the EU used the internet in the last three months, while only 4% went the whole year without using it, according to the …

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FCC lifts looming deadline for Amazon Leo satellite broadband constellation

The waiver "serves the public interest by promoting a second large satellite broadband constellation."

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#AmazonLeo is no longer facing an impossible-to-meet July 30 #FCC deadline to launch half of the planned 3,232 Gen 1 satellites for its high-speed internet network, but the task ahead is still challenging. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/fcc-gives-amazon-leo-more-leeway-on-its-satellite-deployment-schedule/ #Space #Satellite #Broadband #Tech
FCC gives Amazon Leo more leeway on its satellite deployment schedule

Amazon has been freed from a requirement to deploy the first 1,616 satellites in its Amazon Leo broadband internet constellation by July 30.

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