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 broadband funding programs. Each state…
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 percentage in the nation, according…
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 Access Initiative explores various approaches…
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 project areas, which include Windsor…
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 allegations. The investigation included a…
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 for qualifications (RFQ) seeking “information…
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 business. The three cities are…
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 to acquire AT&T’s wireline operations…
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