The largest cable and wireline phone providers all saw significant broadband growth in 2020, according to a research from Leichtman Research Group, Inc. (LRG). Cable broadband continues to dominate total net broadband adds, aided by a drag on telcos from…
More than $60 billion will be invested by service providers in the U.S. in fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) initiatives during the next five years, according to a fiber investment forecast from research firm RVA LLC. The figure is about twice the size…
Regional network operator Bluebird Network said it will provide fiber access to more than 500 towers to support 5G network deployments. The company’s network now reaches across five states and 28 markets in the midwest. The Bluebird Network 5G powered…
Regional operator Horizon’s expansion in Indiana has continued with the acquisition of Infinity Fiber, LLC. The deal adds 450 route miles to Horizon’s holdings, bringing its total to 4,950 route miles. The acquisition also provides connectivity to data centers in…
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho, March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Fatbeam and Ednetics recently completed the acquisition of Tek-Hut, an Idaho-based technology provider serving both education organizations and local and state governments. Fatbeam – a fiber internet and infrastructure provider to schools,…
LUS Fiber – Lafayette, Louisiana’s fiber system, today received a $3.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to develop and build broadband infrastructure in rural southwest Louisiana, in conjunction with the Acadiana Planning Commission…
Consolidated Communications is closing in on completion of the latest in a string of public-private broadband projects. The company has completed construction of FTTP networks supporting speeds up to a gigabit in three New Hampshire towns and is working on…
February 24, 2021 — ANCHORAGE, Alaska–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alaska Communications (NASDAQ: ALSK) is bringing its fastest ever speeds to Alaskans with the launch of Xtreme Internet℠. Beginning this spring, Alaska Communications will offer up to 1 Gig speeds to select residential locations….
TDS Telecom is expanding its gigabit fiber broadband service to more than 26,000 homes and businesses in Boise, Idaho, the company says. Consumers will be offered speeds up to 1 Gbps, TDS TV+ IPTV and voice options. Business customers will…
Dobson Fiber announced it has acquired Ft. Smith, Ark. -based Pinnacle Communications, which provides high-speed fiber to business and residential customers in parts of Western Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma, for an undisclosed sum. The Dobson Fiber-Pinnacle transaction increases Dobson’s fiber…
TDS reported 2020 results last week and the carrier’s recent narrative remains relatively unchanged. That narrative includes growing TDS fiber locations, growing broadband penetration, and actually adding video subscribers. TDS fiber locations surpassed 300K, now reaching approximately 36% of the…
WOW! Internet, Cable & Phone’s Fiber Flex data service is aimed at small and medium-sized businesses that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Fiber Flex is available in Alabama, Tennessee, Indiana, Georgia, Ohio, South Carolina and Florida. The company…
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