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Georgette Lopez-Aguado: Aug 14, 2025
The NTIA’s 2025 restructuring of the BEAD program has reshaped nearly every facet of how broadband funding will be awarded—and perhaps none more significantly than how project value is now assessed. At the heart of this change is the concept of the...
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Sonar: Aug 13, 2025
For ISP’s, delivering reliable field service is a core part of the customer experience. Missed appointments, long travel times, and disconnected...
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Madeline Hanna: Aug 7, 2025
ISP Revenue Leakage: The Silent Profit Killer A 2 a.m. storm knocks out a fiber trunk. A retail chain’s backup connection kicks in automatically....
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Rick Seemann: Aug 7, 2025
Q2 Highlights I know you’re busy, so I’ll keep this simple: here’s what's improved, what’s brand new, and what you can expect to see next from Sonar.
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Sonar: Aug 6, 2025
Managing finances is one of the most resource-intensive aspects of running an internet service provider. Generating invoices, tracking payments and...
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Taneil Currie: Jul 28, 2025
Let’s talk about something that doesn’t get enough attention when we talk about AI: bandwidth. AI gets a lot of headlines, but most of the spotlight...
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Rick Seemann: Jul 23, 2025
At Sonar, we’re always working to make our platform faster, smarter, and more powerful for your team. In Q2, we delivered several game-changing...
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Georgette Lopez-Aguado: Jul 21, 2025
One of the most unexpected outcomes of the NTIA’s BEAD program restructuring is the elimination of the Middle-Class Affordability Plan (MCAP)...
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Sonar: Jul 18, 2025
The FCC’s “Broadband Consumer Label” started appearing on ISP websites and in-store displays this year. By design, it works like a nutrition...
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Steve Shillingsburg: Jul 14, 2025
Generative AI isn’t just powering chatbots anymore. It’s driving a major shift across the internet service industry. Internet Service Providers are...
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Georgette Lopez-Aguado: Jul 9, 2025
For years, fixed wireless and satellite broadband providers have faced an uphill battle in federal funding programs—frequently sidelined by...
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Georgette Lopez-Aguado: Jul 8, 2025
If there’s one word that defined our experience at this year’s Broadband Communities Summit, it was connection. Not just the kind that runs through...
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Ella Pratti: Jul 3, 2025
Rural broadband isn’t just a technology project. It’s a lifeline. It’s an investment in people, place, and potential. When fiber reaches a rural...
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Madeline Hanna: Jun 30, 2025
How to think like a business owner—not a BI wizard—and still get the data you need I’ll let you in on a secret: some of the best ISP reporting ideas...
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Georgette Lopez-Aguado: Jun 30, 2025
In a move that dramatically shifts the broadband funding landscape, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has...
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Ella Pratti: Jun 27, 2025
There’s something electric about Fiber Connect. And this year in Nashville, the energy was undeniable—especially in my chat with Josh, Head of...
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Georgette Lopez-Aguado: Jun 26, 2025
When theBEAD (Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment) program was first announced under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in 2021, it...
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Ella Pratti: Jun 21, 2025
We talk a lot about broadband—about speeds, bandwidth, reliability. And those things matter. A lot. But if you're only thinking of fiber as a way to...
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Rick Seemann: Jun 18, 2025
June 18, 2025 We’re excited to announce our updated VETRO FiberMap integration that makes managing your network design and operational data a whole...
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Ray Bixler CEO of Sonar Software: Jun 13, 2025
Returning to Fiber Connect this year—my second as part of Sonar Software—felt less like attending a conference and more like continuing a...
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