The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and agencies from six states, have sued Frontier Communications, charging that the internet service provider charged customers for more expensive and higher-speed service than what was actually provided. In the complaint, the plaintiffs allege that…
A new Frontier was born today as the company officially emerged from bankruptcy and hosted its first quarterly earnings conference call. A clear message emerged on the call, with Frontier executives outlining a path forward that aims to make Frontier…
LAWTON, Okla. (Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021) — Hilliary Communications LLC announced Tuesday that it has acquired Prairieburg Telephone Co., a rural telephone company providing service to residents of Prairieburg, Iowa. Hilliary Communication’s experience and expertise in serving rural communities will…
AT&T added over 1 million new fiber subscribers in 2020, with 273K net adds in 4Q20 alone, the company reported today. AT&T fiber penetration now stands at 34%, up from 28% a year ago. That’s a 21% year-over-year improvement in…
The weighted average advertised broadband speed among 10 of the largest U.S. providers was 146.1 Mbps as of September-October 2019, according to a new FCC report. That was an increase of more than 100% from the same period two years…
AT&T DSL service has come to an end. The company will no longer take new orders for legacy DSL service, effective October 1. This move impacts legacy DSL service only, and not what AT&T labels IP DSL, or what used…
With large corporations like Comcast, Charter and AT&T dominating the market, at least 49.7 million Americans have only a single internet provider available to them, according to a new broadband monopoly report from the Institute for Local Self Reliance, an…
Communications industry financial analysts at MoffettNathanson Research expect to see continued cable broadband market share gains, which have accelerated as bandwidth demand climbs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers’ “equilibrium” forecast calls for DSL market share to drop to zero….
The FCC is getting set to restrict satellite broadband providers to lower-speed broadband and higher latency tiers in the RDOF (Rural Digital Opportunity Fund) auction scheduled to begin October 29. RDOF speed tiers will be used to assign weighting factors…
The FCC Wireline Competition Bureau is allowing rural price cap carriers to wave certain fees in an effort to moderate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The fees include those for late payment, installation and cancellations for consumers signing up…
Post Update – Frontier officially filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy on April 14th. Read details here. It’s looking pretty bleak for Frontier investors, as the company is prepping the financial community for an all but completed bankruptcy filing. A Frontier…
There are now nine developed countries in which more than half of fixed internet users are connected by fiber, according to research from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development — but the U.S. is not among them. Instead, the…
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