by Pivot
Author: Phil Britt
PhireLink to Acquire Arkwest Communications, Expand to Arkansas
PhireLink announced today that it will acquire Arkwest Communications, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Spectracomm, Inc. The acquisition will expand PhireLink’s business into the Arkansas market. The company already has broadband business in Louisiana, Colorado, and…
Oregon Opens BEAD Application Window
The state of Oregon has opened its application window for broadband service providers (BSPs) and other entities applying for grants under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. The program is being administered in…
Idaho Announces List of Prequalified BEAD Providers
The Idaho Broadband Office has announced 43 approvals of applications in the prequalification phase of the state’s Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program subgrantee selection. The 43 approvals — some of which are provisional…
Comcast Announces Five-Year Price Lock for New Xfinity Customers
Comcast is enabling new Xfinity internet customers to select a five-year price guarantee, the first time the provider has offered such a lengthy price lock. Though the price lock lasts for five years, customers don’t…
Verizon Introduces Three-Year Price Lock
In an effort to gain new customers and keep existing customers loyal, Verizon is offering new and existing customers a three-year price lock on all plans. Customers don’t have to do anything to get the…
Brightspeed Changes Goal, Aiming for Five Million Connections
Brightspeed has expanded its original goal to reach four million homes and businesses, announcing this week its new corporate goal of five million connections. At the same time, the company announced that its multi-gig-speed network…
More Legislators Request Status Quo for BEAD
A group of bipartisan state legislators representing 28 states signed a letter asking U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to permit the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to allow state Broadband Equity, Access, and…
GVTC Communications Becomes Latest to Offer Multi-Gig Service
GVTC Communications has become the latest broadband service provider to start providing multi-gig internet services, offering 2 Gbps and 5 Gbps speeds via its MultiGig Fiber internet service. The average home now has more than…
West Virginia Gets BEAD Proposal Extension
West Virginia has been granted a 90-day extension to submit its final proposal to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA’s) Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, Governor Patrick Morrisey announced late last week.…
New York Starts Next Phase of Broadband Grant Program, With $50M Available
The state of New York has launched the fourth phase of the New York Municipal Infrastructure Program (MIP) Request for Applications, which will provide nearly $50 million available to support broadband infrastructure projects across the…
Lumen Transports 1.2 Tbps Signal Across 1,800 Miles
Lumen Technologies and Ciena have collaborated on a successful 1.2 terabit wavelength service trial across 3,050 kilometers (more than 1,800 miles) on Lumen’s Ultra-Low-Loss (ULL) fiber network, the longest 1.2 Tbps non-regenerated signal across the…
Fixed Wireless Subscribers, Speeds Continue to Grow: Report
T-Mobile and Verizon are increasing their fixed wireless access (FWA) speeds while adding subscribers to their fixed wireless services, according to a new report from Ookla. There had been concern that as FWA subscribers grew,…
