Nex-Tech has agreed to acquire Moundridge Communications Network, one of the oldest operating telephone companies in Kansas, for an undisclosed sum. Pending regulatory approval, the deal is expected to close by July, according to Nex-Tech, which is also based in…
Comcast is expanding its Comcast Smart Solutions business offerings, which offer connectivity and consulting services to help with smart city technology. The offerings are supported by partnerships involving, lighting, parking/curb, building solutions, LED displays and digital kiosks. Comcast Smart Solutions…
Altafiber and its Unicity Smart City organization will bring its fiber-enabled Wi-Fi network to three entertainment venues in the city of Kettering, Ohio under a five-year agreement with the municipality. The company is the rebranded Cincinnati Bell, which has a…
Ziply Fiber will be upgrading its existing copper networks to fully fiber optic networks in 17 markets across Washington and Oregon later this year, the company announced today. Earlier this month, Ziply Fiber announced plans today to upgrade its existing…
Alaska, California, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and Washington have joined states that previously announced Memoranda of Understanding with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in joint efforts to combat robocall scams. More than half of the states now have such agreements with the…
Ting Internet, a division of Tucows, is expanding its fiber internet services into Aurora, Colorado, its largest network build to date. Once the buildout is completed, Ting will be able to supply fiber internet to more than 130,000 homes and…
The FCC and Windstream Communications have agreed to a $1.2 million settlement for the carrier’s alleged violation of Rural Health Care Program (RHC) rules. The settlement includes a $200,000 civil penalty. The program provides financial support to eligible rural health…
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. (Shentel) said it will expand its Glo Fiber broadband network into Lancaster Township, Mountville Borough, East Hempfield Township, West Lampeter Township and Manheim Township, PA. The communities are in Lancaster county. Construction will begin this month, starting…
TracFone Wireless — now a unit of Verizon — has agreed to pay $13.4 million in a settlement with the regulator and the U.S. Department of Justice for alleged violations of the FCC Lifeline program that occurred before Verizon acquired…
The city of Mt. Healthy (OH), Mt. Healthy City Schools, Hamilton (OH) County and the state of Ohio are partnering with altafiber to bring fiber-enabled, high-speed public Wi-Fi to several apartment complexes. The complexes include: Clovernook Apartments, Compton Lake, Burney…
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has awarded four additional grants as part of its Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program. Three other grants were awarded at the end at the end of January. In all 280 requests…
Comcast today announced an agreement to purchase 250 megawatts (MW) of solar electricity from Constellation to power about 12% of its U.S. operations, including most of its Mid-Atlantic operations, with renewable green energy. The Comcast agreement follows others by the…
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