The speeds that SpaceX Starlink low earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband dropped for the second consecutive quarter in the U.S., according to the latest data from Ookla. The media download speed was 53 Mbps in the U.S. – a decrease…
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FCC to Collect Affordable Connectivity Program Data
The FCC today released details about the data that service providers participating in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) will have to file annually. Providers will have to report speed, latency, and bundle characteristics, as well as certain aggregated subscriber data….
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Five States Get Almost $30M in BEAD and Digital Equity Planning Funds
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has announced planning grants to Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, North Carolina and Rhode Island in the Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) and the Digital Equity Act programs. The planning grants total $29,571,055.05. In…
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Lumen Intercity Fiber Expansion Will Double the Company’s Fiber Miles
Lumen Technologies is adding 6 million fiber miles to its business network. When the upgrade is completed in 2026, the network will consist of almost 12 million fiber miles and provide diverse routes to more than 50 cities across the…
Verizon Says C-Band Deployment is Way Ahead of Schedule
Verizon said today that it now covers more than 175 million people with its 5G Ultra Wideband service and that the company’s roll-out of service using its C-band spectrum is 13 months ahead of its original schedule and one month…
AT&T Exec Sees an Out-of-Region Fiber Opportunity that No One Else Shares
AT&T is looking to expand fiber beyond its traditional local exchange carrier service territory, said AT&T Chief Operating Officer Jeff McElfresh today. He showed considerable passion toward the out-of-region fiber opportunity in a question-and-answer session at an investor conference. AT&T…
Rural Provider Milestone: The Most Popular Broadband Speed Tier is…
Small rural broadband providers continue to increase the speeds that they deliver by deploying ever-faster fiber broadband, according to NTCA — The Rural Broadband Association. And that has impacted the most popular broadband speed tier. Almost 80% of customer locations…
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Gaga Over Gigabit: 45% of New Frontier Fiber Customers Choose 1 or 2 Gbps
Between 45% and 50% of new Frontier fiber broadband customers choose service at speeds of one or two gigabits, said Frontier CEO Nick Jeffery today. That helped put the company on target to increase average revenue per user (ARPU) 3%…
AT&T Gets Set for Another Indiana Public-Private Partnership
AT&T and Delaware County, Indiana are planning a public-private partnership to build a symmetrical 5 Gbps-capable fiber network passing approximately 1,250 locations in the county. The project is contingent on a final contract between the two parties. Indiana has been…
CEO: How 5G Fixed Wireless Became Verizon’s Star Player in Just One Year
This year was an important one for Verizon fixed wireless access (FWA) as the company turned up the service using C-band spectrum and 5G in major metro markets. The company had one million customers for the service, known as Home…
NTIA Awards Hawaii Nearly $5.6 Million in Broadband Planning Grants
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is awarding Hawaii $5,570,883.00 in broadband planning grants. The grants include $5 million for the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program and nearly $571,000 for the digital equity program….
Study: Half of Cox ACP Subscribers Didn’t Have Broadband Before
In a study of subscribers who are enrolled in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and/or Cox’s Connect2Compete (C2C) program, about half have home internet for the first time and 70% credit home Internet for finding a new or a better…
With Private Equity Backing, Omni Fiber’s Ohio Telecom Buy Feeds Expansion Plans
Regional Midwest fiber broadband provider Omni Fiber has acquired Ohio Telecom. Terms of the transaction, which closed today, were not disclosed. It’s the latest example of private equity getting aggressive in fiber broadband. Omni Fiber was created earlier this year…
Everybody’s Doing It: Surf Internet is the Latest to Deploy Multi-Gigabit Fiber
A broadband project in La Porte, IN slated to start next month will mark Surf Internet’s move to multi-gigabit fiber broadband. The company expects to begin offering service over the network in the spring. As a press release noted, the…
Frontier Deploys Fiber Faster and Faster, But Still Needs to Pick up the Pace
Frontier, less than two years after its emergence from bankruptcy, says that it is halfway to its goal of providing access to fiber broadband to 10 million homes and businesses. The company announced the target in late 2020 and said…
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