Charter is urging the FCC to act on pole attachment recommendations made by NCTA—The Internet & Television Association earlier this year. Several pole owners have imposed unreasonable requirements on Charter as it plans to deploy broadband to unserved rural areas,…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting applications for ReConnect funding to cover some of the costs of deploying broadband to unserved or underserved rural areas. This round of the ReConnect program has a budget of $1.15 billion,…
Shentel Glo Fiber, the multi-gigabit FTTH broadband service of Shenandoah Telecommunications, will begin serving Frederick, MD in January. The all-fiber network – the company’s first in Maryland — eventually will offer service to about 20,000 residences and businesses. “This expansion…
The FCC has announced commitments totaling $169,207,501.79 in the fifth wave of the $7.17 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund program. The funding could connect more than 500,000 students in 47 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. The fifth wave…
As 5G networks proliferate across the U.S., technology developers are starting to think about 6G. A new 56-page report from 5G Americas offers a look at what’s likely to be ahead for 6G, including capabilities such as seven 9s reliability,…
The Federal Communications Commission has voted to approve the transfer of control of TracFone Wireless from América Móvil to Verizon Communications. However, the approval is subject to Verizon agreeing to strong consumer protections, many of them focusing on Lifeline service….
Vexus Fiber plans to extend its fiber network into Nacogdoches, Texas and surrounding areas, the company announced today. This is the second expansion of the Vexus Fiber announced this month. The company previously released plans to expand into Albuquerque. The…
Kinetic, a unit of Windstream, expects to bring fiber to more than 8,200 Rowan County, Kentucky residents by the end of the year as part of a continuing, $2 billion multi-year investment to deploy broadband across its 18-state footprint. When…
Ericsson’s plan to acquire Vonage, announced today, aims to expand Ericsson’s enterprise business and also create new opportunities for Ericsson’s wireless network operator customers by facilitating the development of new 4G and 5G applications leveraging application programming interfaces (APIs). “Our…
At-risk individuals will be able to text 988 to contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline as a result of a new FCC order, with the texting option to be fully supported by carriers by July 16, 2022. The Lifeline was…
The FCC is seeking input on how to implement the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), the low-income broadband program that was created in the infrastructure bill that was signed into law last week. As Telecompetitor previously reported, the new program essentially…
Nokia and Bell Canada say that they have successfully tested 25G PON fiber at Bell’s Advanced Technology Lab in Montreal. Nokia claims this is the first successful test in North America. The trial showed that three iterations of PON technology…
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