by Pivot
Category: Connecticut
The Opportunities When You Start at 99%: Connecticut’s State Broadband Director
When it comes to connectivity, Connecticut (pun intended) is in the enviable situation of having 99% of its locations already powered by broadband. But statewide usage statistics — from the American Community Survey and providers’…
Connecticut Announces $28M in Broadband Grants, Including More Than $21M for Comcast
Connecticut officials today announced the awarding of $28 million in grants under the first round of the state’s ConneCTed Communities Grant Program. Comcast is receiving the largest portion of the funding, at $21.26 million across…
Pew: How Capital Projects Funds Are Used Varies from State to State
How states are using money allotted to them through the federal Capital Projects Fund (CPF) varies considerably from one state to the next, according to Pew Charitable Trusts, which has been keeping tabs on state…
The State with the Best Gigabit Broadband Availability is . . .
North Dakota ranks as best connected state gigabit broadband availability, according to a new report from Smarthomestarter.com. North Dakota broadband providers offer gigabit service to 60.58% of residential locations in the state — the highest…
Pew: State Funding Spurs Broadband to Public Housing
As an unprecedented amount of funding has become available for broadband deployments, several states have taken steps to direct funding toward low-income areas and public housing. A new post from the Pew Charitable Trusts Broadband…
Frontier to Invest $800M to Bring Broadband to 800K Connecticut Locations
Fiber broadband provider Frontier is investing $800 million to bring broadband to more than 800,000 homes and business in Connecticut by the end of 2025. The company is deploying more than 1,000 people to the…
Frontier Aims to Put Checkered Past Behind It, Settles with Connecticut for $60M
Frontier Communications will provide money and services worth more than $60 million and rework policies and practices to settle an investigation by Connecticut’s Attorney General and Department of Consumer Protection into hidden charges and other…
Connecticut Gigabit CTgig Project Could Impact Half of its Population
Half of the people in Connecticut could have access to gigabit service as the result of a public/private initiative launched by a consortium of 46 cities in the state. The group has issued a request…
Connecticut Cities Seek Open Access Gigabit Network
Three Connecticut cities are acting together to seek a gigabit network. The goal is to make connectivity available on a wholesale open access basis that would enable multiple service providers to compete for end user…
Do State Regulations Explain AT&T’s Plan to Sell Connecticut Lines to Frontier?
The only carrier other than Verizon to offer Verizon’s fiber-to-the-home FiOS service is poised to also be the only company other than AT&T to offer that company’s U-verse fiber-to-the-node service. Frontier today said it plans…