Consolidated Communications has launched a 1 Gbps broadband service in its eastern New York footprint. The initiative was supported by a grant from the New NY Broadband Program, which is a public-private partnership designed to increase last mile services in…
While Verizon’s $82 million funding was the big news from the recent New NY broadband funding announcement, other carriers also received funding for rural New York – including Frontier, Hughes Network Systems, TDS Telecom, Windstream and numerous smaller carriers. Funding…
At least one state has thoroughly embraced the idea that everyone deserves high-speed broadband. The State of New York has allocated $500 million in the New NY Broadband Program to help cover the costs of making broadband available throughout the…
The state of New York has launched what it says is the largest state investment in broadband deployment in the U.S. The initiative, to be known as New NY Broadband Program, will make $500 million available to network operators to…
As lawmakers consider making new funding available for infrastructure initiatives, which could include broadband, FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly argued in a blog post today that any new federal broadband funding should be directed to the high-cost Universal Service Fund (USF)…
Brookings, Oregon – Beacon Broadband, a trusted provider of fiber internet services on the south coast of Oregon, has reached a significant milestone by connecting its 500th customer to its fiber network in Brookings. “We are thrilled to be able…
Element8, a provider offering fixed wireless and fiber broadband in rural areas, plans to acquire AtLink Services which, according to a press release, is the largest wireless internet service provider (WISP) in Oklahoma. Element8 Executive Vice President of Innovation and…
New London, North Carolina – March 13, 2023 – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Kinetic is bringing fast fiber internet to New London, making good on its commitment to bring exceptional high-speed internet to customers. At a ribbon cutting celebrating the company’s…
Consolidated Communications now offers 2 Gbps symmetrical service to more than 3,000 homes and small businesses in parts of rural Maine. The deployment was funded, in part, through money awarded to the company and to the Maine Connectivity Authority. The…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Capital Projects Fund (CPF) has awarded $185 million to the state of South Carolina for projects that are expected to bring broadband to over 31,000 unserved and underserved homes and businesses in the state….
The largest cable and wireless providers saw broadband subscriber gains in 2022, but not quite as good as the prior year, according to the Leichtman Research Group (LRG). The providers, which LRG says represents about 95% of the market, added…
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