NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association and the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) have asked the FCC to use a broadband speed definition of one gigabit per second (Gbps) symmetrical for the commission’s next annual broadband deployment report. As a fallback,…
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Dec. 17, 2020 – Consolidated Communications (NASDAQ: CNSL), a top-10 fiber provider in the U.S., today announced the completion of new, high-speed, fiber-to-the-premises broadband networks to homes and businesses in the New Hampshire towns of Danbury, Errol,…
December 16, 2020 — CLEVELAND–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Everstream, the business-only fiber network, today announced it has exceeded its forecasted 2020 expansion goals, investing more than $300 million in growing its high-capacity, low-latency fiber network to more than 15,000 route miles across the…
The ultimate goal of a Cincinnati Bell 2 Gbps pilot in the greater Cincinnati area is to extend the offering across the company’s entire network footprint. The carrier has spent more than $1 billion upgrading during the past decade and,…
C Spire has continued its push into Alabama with the acquisition of Harbor Communications LLC, which provides consumer and business telecommunications services on the Gulf Coast of the state. Privately held C Spire released no deal terms in the press…
Plainfield, CT – December 15, 2020… Tired of waiting for telecommunications giants to deliver promised high-speed internet services, a growing number of rural towns in the Northeast are taking back control by building publicly-owned last-mile fiber broadband networks in their…
December 14, 2020 — Today TDS Telecom (TDS®) announces it is bringing 1 gigabit (1Gig) internet, TV, and phone service to about 3,400 more area addresses as part of a larger fiber-optic network expansion project in Elkhorn. When the expansion…
DECEMBER 14, 2020 — LITTLE ROCK, Ark.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Windstream Wholesale, a leading provider of advanced optical solutions, today announced the completion of its diverse, high-capacity fiber route from Salt Lake City to Portland and Seattle. “Our Data Gravity Index suggests…
Rural telcos have made big gains in gigabit broadband availability and also have seen a big jump in customers who subscribe to gigabit service, according to the latest rural gigabit broadband data from NTCA—The Rural Broadband Association. The average NTCA…
The USDA ReConnect program is investing $12.2 million to bring broadband to unserved and underserved areas of Louisiana. The Louisiana USDA ReConnect award goes to The Star Telephone Company. The investment will be evenly split between a grant and a…
Regional wireless and fiber provider C Spire has begun serving residents of neighboring Alabama. The first subscribers are in the northern portion of Jasper. Scattered Trussville neighborhoods will gain access by the end of the year. Pelham, Helena, Northport, Tuscaloosa…
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