Fiber-based internet access is now available for more than eight out of 10 (84%) rural customers, according to a new study from NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association. NTCA members are small, rural broadband providers; the research is based on a survey…
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Brightspeed’s origin story isn’t typical for the telecom industry – at least not for a company of its size. As the company’s new CEO Tom Maguire explained in an interview with Telecompetitor, it all started when Apollo Global Management approached…
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The FCC today adopted rules aimed at preventing and eliminating digital discrimination, defined as limiting access to broadband services based on income level, race, ethnicity, color, religion, or national origin. Not all commissioners supported the rules. The three Democratic commissioners…
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Consolidated Communications doubled the number of Fidium Fiber addresses that it reaches in Pennsylvania this year and now offers access to more than 28,000 homes and businesses in the state, the company said. The increase was enabled by completing construction…
AT&T’s announcement last week that it had chosen Ericsson to be its open RAN wireless vendor contained another news nugget that was easily overlooked: Ericsson is building the equipment in the U.S. and has received Build America, Buy America authorization…
Fiber-based internet access is now available for more than eight out of 10 (84%) rural customers, according to a new study from NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association. NTCA members are small, rural broadband providers; the research is based on a survey…
Zayo is getting in on the ground floor of a possible new dark fiber application – using the that involves connecting seismic sensors used in detecting sources of geothermal energy. The company provided dark fiber underlying a research project in…
The hits just keep coming for LTD Broadband. The FCC late last week proposed over $21.7 million in fines for the provider relating to the provider’s defaults in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction. The commission also proposed $732,000…
This is the final article in a 3-part series on navigating the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program (“BEAD”) funding process and requirements. The first piece explained the proposed Buy America waiver issued in August by the Department of Commerce…
Buffalo, Ind.-based LightStream has agreed to purchase Monon (Ind.) Telephone Company, Inc. for an undisclosed price. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals, which are expected to be final in the first half of 2024. Lightstream’s original name was Pulaski…
The College of The Albemarle and regional service provider Fybe are working with the Fiber Broadband Association to bring the Optical Telecom Installer Certification (OpTIC Path) program to rural eastern North Carolina. The goal is to increase the number of…
Windstream Wholesale said that its 145-mile dark fiber route between Little Rock, Ark. and Memphis, Tenn. is operational. The route extends the 310-mile “T-Rock Express,” which connects Little Rock and Tulsa, Okla. That network went into operation in August 2022….
Verizon and Axon Enterprise Inc. recently conducted a demonstration in the field, which used network slicing technology on a wireless 5G network in a public-safety use case, the companies announced. The test illustrated significant benefits from using slicing. Network slicing…
AT&T plans to upgrade 70% of its mobile network to open radio access network (Open RAN) technology by 2026. The company said yesterday that it will use technology from Ericsson for the deployments, but also noted that deployment plans include…
TracFone, now a Verizon subsidiary, has agreed to compliance measures and a $17,487,000 civil penalty in addition to $6,013,000 to resolve a 2020 Notice of Apparent Liability for other apparent Lifeline violations, the FCC announced. TracFone had self-identified and reported…
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