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Tag: Internet
More Than 6 in 10 Seeing Higher Prices for Internet, Reliability Still an Issue: Study
Internet services are not excluded from the staggering list of rising consumer prices. A new study shows that a majority of adults in the U.S. have seen their internet bills increase over the past year,…
Michigan BEAD Round 1 Update: 392 Applications Covering 193,000 Addresses
The Michigan High-Speed Internet Office (MIHI) reports that Round 1 of its Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program generated 392 applications, with more than 193,000 addresses covered by at least one of those applications. …
Fidium Expanding Fiber Network to Bath, Maine
BATH, Maine – April 10, 2025 – Fidium, Maine’s best internet provider according to CNET, is expanding its all-fiber internet network in Bath, bringing symmetrical, multi-gig speed internet to more than 9,600 homes and businesses. Fiber infrastructure construction is…
Broadband Grows, but the Digital Divide Remains: Study
Ookla’s Speedtest Intelligence study for the second half of last year had contradictory results: While many states made “sizable gains” in broadband in 2024, there was no “sweeping improvement” in the digital divide. The reason…
Meet the California Legislator Who Introduced the State’s $15 Internet Bill
“A good friend of mine… calls this ‘the single mom with two kids bill,’” said California Assemblymember Tasha Boerner, speaking with Telecompetitor about the $15 internet bill she introduced last month. “I always think about…
Public-Private Partnership Brings $1.9M Internet Expansion to Georgia Community
A public-private partnership between Kinetic, a Windstream company, and state and local governments in Georgia has led to the official introduction this week of a $1.9 million high-speed fiber internet expansion. The public-private partnership in…
LiveOak Fiber Celebrates 25,000 Subscriber Milestone
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — April 8, 2025 — (BUSINESS WIRE) — LivOak Fiber, a Georgia-based internet service provider, today announces that it has surpassed 25,000 subscribers to its internet services in Florida and Georgia, marking a…
Texas Partnership Will Help Third-Largest U.S. County Invest in Broadband Infrastructure
The third-largest county in the U.S. — Harris County, Texas — is partnering with a nonprofit organization that specializes in high-tech planning, to develop a plan for the county’s broadband infrastructure. The plan is expected…
TDS to Expand Fiber Network in Rural Grant County, Wisconsin
April 7, 2025 — TDS Telecommunications LLC (TDS®) has broken ground on a new fiber-optic infrastructure project to connect more than 1,200 rural Grant County, Wisconsin, addresses. Residents and businesses in the area, including locations…
GoNetspeed to Expand Fiber Network to Yarmouth, Massachusetts
YARMOUTH, Mass. — April 7, 2025 — (BUSINESS WIRE) — GoNetspeed, the northeast’s largest independent fiber builder, today announced that the Town of Yarmouth will soon gain access to 100% fiber internet from GoNetspeed. GoNetspeed’s…
Brightspeed Launches Three-Months-Free Offer
CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Brightspeed, the nation’s third-largest fiber broadband builder focused on empowering more homes and businesses with ultrafast, reliable internet, launched special pricing offers for new Brightspeed Fiber Internet residential customers and existing residential…
T-Mobile Launches Aggressive Switch Campaign
BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ready for a fresh start this spring? Today, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) announced new 5G Home Internet offers making it easy and affordable to switch, just in time for moving season, spring cleaning or…