Bringing Broadband Access to Rural America, iconectiv Podcast

Even in today’s modern world, it’s incredibly challenging to extend affordable, reliable and high-performing broadband services to the 42 million rural Americans who lack access. In cities and suburbs, network infrastructure can serve thousands, whereas rural areas only cover a few dozen homes and businesses, pressuring revenue generation and affecting overall return on investment. Additionally, because of the longer distances and tough terrain, installing fiber optic cables in rural areas increases the cost per mile.

Federal funding is required to provide the broadband access rural America needs. That’s why the Federal Government established the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program, which sets aside $42 billion for the initiative. The funds are allocated to the states and then down to service providers, which have to report their work to the states, which, in turn, have to report back to the Federal Government.

This highlights the need for all stakeholders to conduct their reporting in a unified manner to avoid confusion and delays. Common Language, administered by iconectiv, is a standard nomenclature already in place that streamlines the verification of locations, equipment, connections and service functions to ensure the correct equipment meets demand.

About iconectiv

iconectiv provides services to secure digital identity, numerous data exchanges, registries, and other information as a service offerings. These address numbering intelligence, Know Your Customer (KYC), Know Your Business (KYB), fraud prevention, as well as network and operations management for the global communications industry. It provides numbering services in more than a dozen countries, including serving as the Local Number Portability Administrator (LNPA) for the United States. As a trusted partner of the communications ecosystem, iconectiv is dedicated to keeping people connected, businesses running and commerce flowing. This includes making sure incoming and outgoing phone calls and messages are verified and identified, and that communications service providers can trust the information in their systems and networks.

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