February 26, 2019 — MISSOULA, Mont.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Blackfoot, the owner and operator of the region’s largest multi-gigabit network, announced today the expansion of its business services to include Helena and surrounding markets. Blackfoot will provide fiber and Ethernet products to support voice,…
Blackfoot, which owns and operates what it says is the largest multi-gigabit network in the Missoula, Montana region, has launched Blackfoot Carrier Services. The business unit, which will offer wholesale and carrier infrastructure and services, will be based on expanding…
Montana-based regional carrier Blackfoot has launched a new innovation lab, C2M beta, to provide startup companies with access to Blackfoot’s technology infrastructure, expertise and its nearly 20,000 customers across 16 states. C2M beta is already in full recruitment mode for…
A new Blackfoot brand from the Montana based regional carrier will unify multiple brands under one identity. Blackfoot has expanded through acquisition and other means into neighboring states, while also expanding its product portfolio beyond its incumbent local phone company…
Missoula, Mont. — July 12, 2016 — Blackfoot Telecommunications Group, an innovative communications, broadband and IT solutions provider serving customers throughout the region, announced its recognition as a Cisco Premier Partner, with Advanced Core and WAN Specializations. As a Cisco…
Blackfoot Telecommunications’ plan to purchase FairPoint Communications’ Idaho operations, announced late yesterday afternoon, represents a growth opportunity for Blackfoot and a means of reducing debt for FairPoint. Blackfoot is a Montana-based incumbent carrier and in an interview with Telecompetitor, Blackfoot…
Acquisition momentum that helps traditional telecom carriers expand into the faster growing business services segment continues with the announcement that Blackfoot Telecommunications Group of Montana is buying Cutthroat Communications Inc (CCI), also of Montana. This is Blackfoot’s second acquisition this…
Ottawa, ON/Marietta, GA –October 13, 2010 – Optelian, a trusted designer and manufacturer of optical transport systems, today announced that Blackfoot Telecommunications Group has deployed its LightGAIN 40-channel DWDM system. A significant advantage of the LightGAIN is its building-block architecture…
Zayo was the biggest winner in the NTIA Middle Mile awards to be announced today. The company is slated to receive $92.8 million of $930 million awarded through the program for three separate projects touching eight states. Awardees will invest…
Blackfoot Communications, a provider serving rural areas of Montana and Idaho, is getting set to begin work on seven fiber deployment projects for which the company was awarded $60 million through Montana’s ConnectMT program. Blackfoot will contribute an additional $16…
Construction has begun on the open access FTTH network that Yellowstone Fiber announced six months ago. The company, which was called Bozeman Fiber when the project started, is laying conduit and preparing to install fiber. The three-year plan is to…