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Feb 28, 20242 min read

Pennsylvania BEAD Update

Now that the NTIA has approved Pennsylvania’s Volume I BEAD proposal, PA is officially entering the challenge portion of BEAD funding....

Feb 21, 20245 min read

Katapult Pro Admin Report Manual

Despite what the name suggests, the Admin Report can be accessed by any user within the software. If you go to...

Feb 16, 20242 min read

How to Collect Good Data

Collecting data is an essential step in broadband deployment. Teams have to be able to gather info efficiently to keep from slowing down...

Feb 6, 20241 min read

Underserved Communities Need You

...to help with BEAD funding. Broadband Breakfast hosted a virtual panel with state broadband offices on Wednesday. The eight states...

Feb 1, 20243 min read

How to Build a Healthy Joint Use Program

Joint use is the linchpin of pole attachments– it’s the piece of the puzzle that connects attachers and pole owners. The fundamental...

Jan 29, 20242 min read

BEAD Walkout Tools

Most of the work we tend to see over here at Katapult involves long haul and middle-mile connection as opposed to last-mile FTTx. But...

Jan 26, 20248 min read

Katapult Pro Lingo

We've heard your requests and are happy to answer with a glossary for terms commonly used by teams working with Katapult Pro! A B C D E...

Jan 25, 20243 min read

Why You Need One-Touch Make Ready (and how to make it work!)

One-touch make ready (or OTMR) has been a buzzword since 2018, when the FCC’s new rules first went into effect. Nearly six years later,...

Jan 23, 20243 min read

PCI: What It Is and Why It Matters

Good engineering begins with quality data and requires excellent design and construction, but if we stop there we’ve missed an essential...

Jan 19, 20247 min read

Application Management Getting Started Guide

CONTENT Signing Up Creating an Application Adding Poles Application Information Table of Poles Added to App Submit Application App...

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