Regional operator NorthState is expanding its reach and building an all-fiber broadband network to serve 38,000 addresses in Forsyth and Randolph counties, North Carolina, the company announced today. The project will reach 23,000 addresses in underserved Forsyth County areas of…
The average number of entertainment and smart home devices per U.S. home remains high but dipped slightly – from 25 to 22 – between 2021 and this year, according to Deloitte’s “2022 Connectivity and Mobile Trends” report. A key theme…
Brightspeed, which continues to make announcements detailing its near and long-term future, says that it will bring fiber broadband to more than 130,000 addresses in Tennessee. The first 60,000 passings will be completed by the end of next year and…
The Department of Management Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) of the state of Iowa has published the fifth version of the state’s Broadband Availability Map. A month-long “challenge window” to enable various parties to comment on whether the…
The speed race continues as Lumen Technologies announces Quantum Fiber service that offers symmetrical speeds of 8 Gbps using fiber broadband in three markets. The new service is available now to residents and businesses in cities near Denver, Minneapolis and…
The National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) has inked a new partnership aimed at making simplified streaming TV solutions available to its members and their customers. The offering relies on a partnership with MyBundle.TV, a company that offers products aimed at…
Consolidated Communications Holdings says its Clio subsidiary has agreed to sell its limited interests in five wireless partnerships managed by Cellco partnership, which does business as Verizon Wireless, to Verizon/Cellco for $490 million. The goal is to finance Consolidated’s ongoing…
New regional provider Omni Fiber has announced that it will bring FTTP broadband to the Ohio communities of Clyde, Dover and Shelby. They are the service provider’s initial markets in the state. Work has begun in Clyde and is scheduled…
Altice has consolidated its Suddenlink and Optimum brands under the Optimum label and launched a brand campaign with the tagline “Get Closer, Go Farther.” The company will move its Suddenlink properties’ vehicles, stores, websites and other elements to the new…
Fixed wireless technology developer and service provider Starry says that it is expanding to Las Vegas and the surrounding area, where it will offer services to about 500,000 addresses. The launch is expected later this year. The provider’s base plan…
The FCC Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) has committed more than $77 million in two new funding rounds to support off-campus education for more than 175,000 students in five states and Puerto Rico. The funding comes from all three application windows….
Once it has the green light to start construction, Brightspeed will begin the process of bringing fiber broadband to 150,000 homes in Wisconsin. The first phase of the multi-year project aims to bring fiber broadband to 70,000 addresses in 15…
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