Google Fiber is working to build a fiber-to-the-home network in Omaha, Neb., the company announced this week. The initial step for the Omaha project will be for the company to receive a license agreement from the city. The license will…
By: Phil Britt
LS Networks to Acquire PocketiNet
LS Networks has entered into an agreement to acquire PocketiNet Communications Inc., a residential internet, phone and Wi-Fi service provider, for an undisclosed price. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2023. For the time being,…
North Carolina Unveils Digital Equity Grant Program
North Carolina is launching the state’s first digital equity grant program, designed to help state residents afford high-speed internet, obtain digital devices, and access digital literacy resources. The $24 million, multi-phased program, administered by the state’s Department of Information Technology’s…
Chesnee to Transition to Comporium Brand
Chesnee Communications will begin operating under the Comporium brand as of Nov. 1. This change marks a milestone in the process of fully integrating the employees and customers of Chesnee Communications into Comporium. Regional operator Comporium completed its previously announced…
Six Awards Made in CableLabs 10G Challenge
CableLabs today announced six winners of The 10G Challenge, a competition meant to inspire innovators to leverage emerging 10G broadband networks. An industry consortium of NCTA, CableLabs, and Cable Europe has established a 10G brand, calling it the next leap…
NTIA Awards $29.3 Million Tribal Broadband Connectivity Grant
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has awarded a $29.3 million Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program grant to the Native Village of Port Lions in Alaska. With today’s award, NTIA has now made 70 awards totaling more than $755.7 million…
Report: 5G Connections are Doubling Annually
Wireless 5G connections are doubling every year, reaching 813 million connections by the end of the second quarter of 2022, according to a report from Omdia and 5G Americas. Global 5G connections are predicted to reach 1.1 billion by the…
FBA Fiber Training Program Gains Another Community College
Northeast Mississippi Community College (NEMCC) will soon offer the Optical Telecom InstallerCertification Path (OpTIC Path) program created by the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA). The FBA fiber training program is aimed at helping to combat a severe shortage of skilled fiber…
Tennessee Grants Over $446 Million for Broadband Expansion
Tennessee is awarding $446,770,282 in grants for expanding broadband access across the state. The grants will go to 36 companies, including large operators AT&T, Charter and Comcast. AT&T’s grant is for less than $500,000 and and Comcast’s is for $2.2…
Broadband Associations Offer BEAD Educational Webinars
Leading broadband trade associations have banded together to offer a monthly educational webinar series supporting the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and State Broadband Offices with the implementation of the Broadband Equity Access and Development (BEAD) Program. The $42.5…
Comcast Inks Renewable Energy Deals with Michigan Utilities
Comcast has entered into agreements with Consumers Energy and DTE Energy to buy renewable energy, including wind and solar electricity, for Comcast Cable’s operations in the state of Michigan. The communications conglomerate has a stated goal of being carbon neutral…
Charter, Comcast Win Alabama Rural Broadband Grants
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey today announced grants totaling more than $26 million to provide broadband in various rural areas of the state. The nine grants will go to broadband providers across the state, with the largest chunk going to Charter…
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