In a study of subscribers who are enrolled in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and/or Cox’s Connect2Compete (C2C) program, about half have home internet for the first time and 70% credit home Internet for finding a new or a better…
By: Carl Weinschenk
With Private Equity Backing, Omni Fiber’s Ohio Telecom Buy Feeds Expansion Plans
Regional Midwest fiber broadband provider Omni Fiber has acquired Ohio Telecom. Terms of the transaction, which closed today, were not disclosed. It’s the latest example of private equity getting aggressive in fiber broadband. Omni Fiber was created earlier this year…
Everybody’s Doing It: Surf Internet is the Latest to Deploy Multi-Gigabit Fiber
A broadband project in La Porte, IN slated to start next month will mark Surf Internet’s move to multi-gigabit fiber broadband. The company expects to begin offering service over the network in the spring. As a press release noted, the…
Ericsson Mobility Report: 1 Billion 5G Subscriptions Worldwide at Year’s End
The latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report has a lot of good news for 5G. The vendor found that worldwide there will be 1 billion 5G subscriptions by the end of this year and 5 billion by the end…
$100M in Federal Funds Ride on Pennsylvania Broadband Plan
Pennsylvania’s Statewide Broadband Plan, which was unanimously approved by the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority on November 17, aims to meet the immediate and long-term needs of people who live in the state. The Authority will control more than $100 million…
When Nationwide Service is Key: Granite Expands Coverage Via Viasat Deal
Viasat will provide satellite-based Internet services to Granite Telecommunications, a reseller that serves multi-location businesses and governmental agencies. Granite provides services to gas stations, food chains and other organizations that have locations all over the country. The company resells services…
Five States Get Almost $30M in BEAD and Digital Equity Planning Funds
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has announced planning grants to Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, North Carolina and Rhode Island in the Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) and the Digital Equity Act programs. The planning grants total $29,571,055.05. In…
Archtop Fiber to Acquire Local Provider GTel
Regional broadband provider Archtop Fiber has signed a stock purchase agreement to acquire GTel, a fiber-based voice, video and Internet provider based in Germantown, NY. GTel, which has been in business for 95 years, provides services in more than five…
FCC Grants $84M to 8 States in ECF Program
The FCC’s Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) has committed almost $84 million to eight states in an effort to neutralize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students. The funding will support about 140,000 students, primarily focusing on California, Georgia, Iowa,…
Brightspeed Tees Up ‘Shared Success Plan’ for Employees
The newest large broadband service provider Brightspeed is implementing a plan, the Shared Success Plan, under which employees would benefit from any future transaction that includes a change of control of the company. Employees with at least a year with…
LRG: FWA Continues to Displace All Others for Broadband Growth
Fixed wireless access (FWA) has displaced cable as the driver of broadband growth, according to subscriber totals for the third quarter of the year amassed by Leichtman Research Group. The market research firm found that the top cable companies gained…
TDS Telecom Fiber Push into Wisconsin Continues
TDS Telecom is expanding its ongoing network build in Wisconsin with moves into Whitewater and Manitowoc. The company also said that it is breaking ground on its previously announced network in Tomah. Work on the additional projects is expected to…
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