The USDA today said it will make $1.15 billion available in the next round of the ReConnect program to cover some of the costs of deploying broadband to rural areas where broadband is not available today. Areas in which 90%…
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Verizon Fixed Wireless Starting to Get Into a Groove
Verizon for the first time provided subscribership information about its fixed wireless services known as Verizon 5G Home Internet and Verizon LTE Home Internet. The company said the net new consumer and business additions for the services were 55,000 in…
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Ookla Report: Verizon Fastest for Fixed Broadband, T-Mobile for Mobile
Ookla, in its third-quarter market report, says that Verizon again provides the fastest fixed broadband service in the United States with a Speed Score of 178.38 Mbps. The firm found that T-Mobile had the fastest and “most consistent” mobile service…
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FCC Receives $1.3 Billion in Emergency Connectivity Fund Applications
The FCC said on Monday that it has received requests for nearly $1.3 billion in the second application filing window in the $7.17 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund Program, which supports home devices and connectivity for students and library patrons. The…
TDS Adds to Green Bay Area Expansion Plans
TDS Telecommunications today announced that it will expand the fiber network it is deploying in and around Green Bay, Wis., to deliver symmetrical speeds of up to 2 Gbps for residences and 10 Gbps speeds for businesses. Today’s announcement adds…
Putting 25G PON Into Practice
In a previous Telecompetitor article, I introduced the latest generation of PON technology, 25G PON, highlighting some important things to know about the technology: its cost-effectiveness, the ease of adding it to existing networks, its immediate availability, and its near-term…
FCC Takes Robocall Action Against Three Network Providers
The FCC today sent cease-and-desist letters to network providers Duratel, Primo Dialler, and PZ/Illum Telecommunication demanding that the companies immediately cease originating illegal robocall campaigns on their networks. The companies have 48 hours to comply with the FCC robocall action….
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Next USDA ReConnect Round: $1.15B for 100 Mbps Symmetrical Broadband
The USDA today said it will make $1.15 billion available in the next round of the ReConnect program to cover some of the costs of deploying broadband to rural areas where broadband is not available today. Areas in which 90%…
FCC Announces $40M More in COVID-19 Telehealth Awards
The FCC has announced 71 awards totaling $40,468,845 in Round 2 funding announcements for its COVID-19 Telehealth program. So far, $123.6 million has been awarded, with some funding committed to every state, territory and to the District of Columbia. Five…
Opensignal 5G Experience Report: T-Mobile, Verizon Take Top Honors
The new Opensignal 5G Experience Report awarded T-Mobile four categories (download speed, availability, reach and upload speed) and Verizon two (video experience and games experience). T-Mobile’s wins: It won the download speed category for the fourth consecutive time with a…
C Spire Still Alabama Bound with Troy Cablevision Acquisition
C Spire is continuing its push into Alabama with a definitive agreement to acquire Troy Cablevision. The service provider serves part of the Wiregrass region that is in the southeastern part of the state. The transaction, which includes the Union…
Report: Zayo on the Hunt to Acquire Windstream, Uniti
According to a Wall Street Journal report, fiber network operator Zayo is in talks to acquire both Windstream and Uniti. No deal is imminent, and according to the report, negotiations have stalled over the price for Uniti. Uniti is a…
Virginia Expects Universal Broadband Access by 2024
Virginia expects to become one of the first states to achieve universal broadband access by 2024 thanks to a combination of public and private funding. Governor Ralph Northam announced yesterday that the commonwealth expects more than $2 billion in total…
Good News for Windstream, Bad News for LTD Broadband in Latest FCC RDOF Action
The FCC said today that it is ready to authorize Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) winnings for Windstream and 11 other companies that were winning bidders in last year’s RDOF auction. LTD Broadband is not among them and the company…
Verizon Fixed Wireless Starting to Get Into a Groove
Verizon for the first time provided subscribership information about its fixed wireless services known as Verizon 5G Home Internet and Verizon LTE Home Internet. The company said the net new consumer and business additions for the services were 55,000 in…
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