Jan 20, 2021 – PHILADELPHIA, PA – Customers can now take advantage of advanced Wi-Fi technology that is capable of delivering Wi-Fi speeds faster than a Gig to support the ever-increasing number of connected devices in their homes. The speed…
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Windstream added 60K Broadband Subs in 2020
Windstream finished 2020 with a net gain of 60,000 broadband customers and with its gigabit services available to 589,000 locations, the company says. Ultimately, Windstream wants to get gigabit to50% of it’s ILEC territory within ten years. The year 2020…
Latest Telco Electric Broadband Partnership—Comporium and York Electric Cooperative
We’re less than two weeks into 2021 and two telco electric broadband partnerships already have been announced. The latest one comes from Comporium and York Electric Cooperative for a deployment in rural South Carolina. Last week, Indiana-based telco Smithville and…
TDS Now Offering 1Gig Speeds in Seminole, Texas
January 6, 2021 — TDS® is now offering 1Gig internet speeds in Seminole, Texas. Residential and business customers can now go faster than ever with a variety of high-speed internet packages from TDS. “If speed is what you want, 1Gig…
Industry Groups Ask FCC to Raise Broadband Speed Definition to a Gigabit
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,…
RDOF Will Put Gigabit Fixed Wireless to the Test
How suitable is gigabit fixed wireless for rural areas? It’s no longer an academic question, thanks to the recently completed Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction, a reverse auction that awarded funding to provide high-speed broadband to areas where such…
Cincinnati Bell Piloting 2 Gbps Broadband Service
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,…
RDOF Analysis Reveals Surprises and Growing Controversy
Now that the dust has settled a bit, it’s time to do some RDOF analysis. And there is no shortage of things to analyze. RDOF is a historic shift in public policy for rural broadband. What was once the funding…
NTCA Members See Big Gains in Rural Gigabit Broadband Service
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…
C Spire Launches Fiber Broadband in Neighboring Alabama
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…
RDOF Winner Map: Fiber, Fixed Wireless Win Big, Winners Commit to Gigabit Speeds
The top 10 winners in the recently completed Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase 1 auction will take home just over three quarters (76%) of the total $9.2 billion in funding awarded through the auction. As an RDOF winner map…
North Dakota Carrier Steps on Gigabit Gas by Offering 5 Gbps Service
North Dakota fiber provider MLGC, based in Enderlin, North Dakota is introducing a 5 Gbps broadband tier to several rural markets in the state. The 100+ year old provider operates an all-FTTP network to several communities across east-central North Dakota….
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