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FCC Chair Rosenworcel shares draft rules with commissioners on Resilient Networks
UTC
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced that she shared a draft of new rules with the other three commissioners to improve the reliability and resiliency of wireless networks during emergencies. Last year’s disasters prompted the FCC to open a docket on resilient networks which included a field hearing in Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. UTC filed comments in that proceeding noting that power companies and communications service providers are effectively coordinating with each other in response to emergencies and disasters. UTC also pointed to utilities' communications resilience strategies for power outages, including coordination with power companies in the aftermath of hurricanes and other disasters, and backup power or alternative measures to help promote the continuity of service during or after disasters.
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FCC announces webinar on using the Broadband Data Collection system
UTC
The FCC's Broadband Data Taskforce announced a webinar to preview the Broadband Data Collection (BDC) system for filers who will submit broadband availability data in the inaugural BDC filing window beginning on June 30, 2022. Besides the webinar, potential filers can also avail themselves of the Tutorials and Help Center for the BDC.
All facilities-based providers of fixed or mobile broadband internet access services must file complete and accurate data in the BDC on a biannual basis. Initial submissions must be completed by September 1, 2022. Failure to file the required data in the new BDC system on time may lead to enforcement action and/or penalties.
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Biden aims to train more broadband workers to fend off labor crunch
Fierce Telecom
The U.S. president sought to give the telecommunications talent pool a boost, launching a new workforce development initiative aimed at bringing together employers, training providers and federal funding to help meet demand for skilled infrastructure workers. President Joe Biden's new Talent Pipeline Challenge encourages employers to partner with and hire skilled workers from training providers and work together with those providers to build and scale regional training models.
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Utilities that are fully modernized, flexible, and innovative will thrive in the new energy environment.
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FERC Order 2222 is coming: Here's how utilities can prepare
Forbes
Distributed energy resources (DERs) have long been touted as the future of electricity production and a powerful tool to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow climate change. But, the reality is that DERs aren't on some distant horizon — they are already here. FERC Order 2222 is a rule requiring independent system operators (ISO) and regional transmission organizations (RTO) in the U.S. to develop plans that give these DERs access to wholesale energy markets.
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White paper calls for central database listing solar interconnection upgrade costs
Solar Power World
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on June 15 released a whitepaper detailing the extensive interconnection reforms needed to rapidly decarbonize the electricity grid. Across the country, state and federal leaders are doubling down on their clean energy goals, but distribution utilities and regional transmission organizations (RTOs) are struggling to keep up with overflowing interconnection queues.
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Today’s utility and communications infrastructure is being challenged to support a growing demand for automation, broadband and 5G network services. Attaching fiber in the power supply space can mitigate risks related to overloading and overcrowding. Watch the latest episode of TRC Talks, to hear our experts discuss the contractual, engineering and safety considerations of attaching fiber in the supply space.
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House panel approves $3.4 billion of new Huawei 'rip-and-replace' funding
MeriTalk
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 15 voted to approve the Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022 (H.R. 7624), which will provide clarity on the auctioning of low gigahertz spectrum mandated by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, while also directing up to $3.4 billion of proceeds from the auction to help pay for communications service providers to "rip and replace" untrusted IT equipment from their networks.
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FCC authorizes RDOF support for more small winning bidders
Telecompetitor
The FCC has authorized Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) support for more than a dozen smaller winning bidders, as well as a small number of bids for some larger winning bidders. In addition, the company declined to authorize certain bids for Conexon Connect, while approving others for the rural electric entity.
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For many utilities providers, modernization and decarbonization initiatives are driving requirements for increased automation and data management to support the growing number of monitored equipment on their networks. Private LTE is an attractive option that helps address these challenges.
Watch GE experts share their insights on adopting private LTE.
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Verizon's C-band woes could stretch into 2023, FAA letter hints
Light Reading
A new letter from the head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) indicates that the nation's airline operators are working feverishly to update their aircraft altimeters to avoid interference with some 5G signals in the C-band spectrum. Verizon remains the only carrier currently building a major 5G network using C-band spectrum.
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DOE to support 12 remote and island communities in transition to clean energy
pv magazine
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it will work with 12 remote and island communities around the United States to help them move to clean power, lower energy costs and improve resilience. Through the Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project (ETIPP), DOE experts, national labs, and regional organizations will support projects in communities that often face high energy costs and vulnerable energy infrastructure due to their increased risk of natural disasters caused by climate change.
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House Energy & Commerce Committee backs FCC spectrum auctions
Next TV
The House Energy & Commerce Committee Communications Subcommittee gave a big thumbs up to extending the FCC's ability to raise tens of billions of dollars through the treasury with spectrum auctions, not to mention freeing up spectrum in the process for Wi-Fi.
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Engineers develop cybersecurity tools to protect solar, wind power on the grid
Iowa State University
Solar panels and wind turbines, now projected to produce 44% of America's electricity by 2050, present cybersecurity challenges. They're distributed far and wide across the country and the countryside. Many have insecure connectivity to legacy electric grid systems. They have complex physics. They're subject to advanced persistent threats. And there will be more and more of them going online.
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Now, you can supply power and data to Outdoor DAS Remotes, Small Cells and Outdoor Wi-Fi Access Points with Hybrid cables from Superior Essex. We’ve combined the carrying capability of stranded copper with the unlimited data capacity of optical fiber into one cable.
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Rethinking California distribution system operations and grid services markets for a high-DER future
Utility Dive
Distribution system reform is needed as California moves from "firm dispatchable one-way generation to variable two-way generation" that will accelerate the impacts of distributed energy resources, a white paper introducing the California Public Utilities Commission stakeholder-led workshops reported. The paper offered potential distribution system operator, or DSO, models that could meet coming needs.
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String of attacks on French telecom infrastructure preceded April attack on fiber optic cables
CyberScoop
French authorities believe the fiber optic cable cuts that disrupted Internet service across large swaths of France in April were likely the work of radical ecologists who oppose the digitalization of society, according to Kave Salamatian, a French academic who specializes in Internet resilience and who said he has been briefed on the investigation by colleagues at the National Cybersecurity Agency of France (ANSSI).
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Composite poles stand up to gigafires
T&D World
Although it is the most prevalent material for distribution poles, wood is combustible. Steel poles are conductive and, in studies conducted by Southern California Edison, have the low potential to initiate wildfires under certain conditions. Concrete poles are too heavy to install in the remote areas of SCE's service territory. Because they do not support combustion and they are the most wood like, composite poles quickly emerged as a front runner for consideration in SCE's wildfire-threat mitigation strategy.
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Roswell, New Mexico, aircraft test first step in providing broadband to rural areas
KRQE-TV
A major milestone occurred on June 14 over southern New Mexico. A tech company launched one of its airships with the goal of one day boosting broadband access to more rural areas, monitoring pollution, and even reducing the threat of wildfires. Sceye Inc. is developing a high-altitude platform station that they hope will provide another option besides satellites and airplanes when it comes to boosting internet connectivity especially in more rural areas.
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