Breezeline has launched a marketing campaign in support of the two-year, $400 million network upgrade that coincided with the company’s rebranding in early 2022. “Welcome to Breezeline” aims to illustrate the benefits the upgrade brings to subscribers. The company says…
The Missouri Department of Economic Development has awarded Charter Communications nearly $12 million in grants for three broadband deployment projects in Missouri. A total of $261 million was awarded, with the balance going to 11 smaller providers. The smaller providers…
Consolidated Communications won two grants totaling approximately $17 million in the Connect the Ready broadband funding program administered by the Maine Connectivity Authority. Four other providers, including TDS Telecom, won an additional $17 million in the program. The funding will…
Verizon increased wireless revenue nearly 6% year-over-year and added broadband subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2022, the company announced in its quarterly earnings release today. Total wireless service revenue grew 5.9% compared to the fourth quarter of 2021, driven…
Cox Communications’ mobile phone service, Cox Mobile, today announced a new marketing campaign, featuring Annie, a CGI sheep. The mascot’s brand was designed to reflect the values of Cox Mobile customers, according to a press release — she’s “kind, honest,…
Engineering firm Dewberry, in collaboration with mapping company Ecopia AI, Rasmuson Foundation and the State of Alaska, is working on a broadband map based on what Ecopia AI is calling “an accurate, up-to-date and complete map of every building, in…
In part II of Telecompetitor’s latest Broadband Industry Innovator series, we talk with Nokia’s Vice President of Strategy & Technology, North America, David Eckard, about all the technologies and platforms that play a significant role in broadband funding. This is part…
Momentum for cutting edge quantum networks is building. In New York City, quantum technology developer Qunnect has built a quantum network testbed and recently announced an expansion to that network. In contrast with traditional fiber optic communications which use light…
Hawk Networks hopes the Althea microtransactions platform it has built will be the secret sauce for the networks the company is establishing in rural areas to support precision agriculture. We talked to Althea CEO Deborah Simpier recently about the company’s…
Verizon provided results from the first cohort of developers involved in the 5G Development Hub, a non-profit business incubator in Montreal where the carrier is partnering with Centech and Bell Canada. Seven startup and “scaleup” companies participated in developing applications…
Four years after the Connect America Fund II auction was completed, the FCC said yesterday that it has completed the process of reviewing long-form applications from all winning bidders. There were 195 authorized applicant/state combinations totaling $1.48 billion, as well…
Kansas has awarded $44.5 million in funding to nine broadband providers in the third and final awards phase of the Kansas Capital Project Funds (CPF) Broadband Infrastructure Program, according to Kansas Commerce. The funding will serve 18,468 locations in 15…
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