Minnesota broadband provider Arvig has completed an agreement to buy a fiber network from ALP Utilities. The network serves about 130 businesses in the city of Alexandria, MN. ALP Utilities is a community-owned municipal utility that provides residential and commercial…
New York, Paris, London – January 17, 2023 – Antin Infrastructure Partners (“Antin”, Ticker: ANTIN – ISIN: FR0014005AL0) announced today that it has completed the acquisitions of Empire Access and North Penn Telephone (together, “Empire”), leading fiber-to-the-premise (“FTTP”) broadband providers in…
Two Oregon telecommunications cooperatives – Canby Telephone Association and Scio Mutual Telephone Association (SMTA) – formed a partnership on December 30 of last year to buy a majority stake in the Cascade Divide Data Center in Bend, Oregon. The price…
The U.S. is a land of opportunity for broadband providers now that universal broadband has become a national priority and unprecedented funding has become available to cover some construction costs in unserved areas. Those opportunities also were a big factor…
Ozark Fiber has acquired the internet and voice business for residential and small-to-medium-sized businesses from Missouri Telecom in Monett, MO and surrounding areas for an undisclosed price. Ozark Fiber started building its high-speed fiber-optic network in Monett three months ago,…
Regional data center and network operator Bluebird Network intends to acquire the middle mile fiber network assets of Missouri Telecom Inc. (MTI). The two companies have signed an asset purchase agreement for the deal, which is expected to close by…
Regional Midwest fiber broadband provider Omni Fiber has acquired Ohio Telecom. Terms of the transaction, which closed today, were not disclosed. It’s the latest example of private equity getting aggressive in fiber broadband. Omni Fiber was created earlier this year…
Regional broadband provider Archtop Fiber has signed a stock purchase agreement to acquire GTel, a fiber-based voice, video and Internet provider based in Germantown, NY. GTel, which has been in business for 95 years, provides services in more than five…
Northleaf Capital Partners said today that it has acquired a controlling interest in Mercury Broadband and will invest up to $230 million over the next several years to support the provider’s expansion plans. Mercury Broadband, also known as Mercury Wireless,…
With its stock now trading at penny stock levels, fixed wireless provider Starry is likely looking for a strategic partner/buyer, according to a new research note from financial analysts at MoffettNathanson. The company needs cash but is unlikely to be…
GREENBELT, MD – October 5, 2022 – JSI is pleased to announce that it has acquired Mitchell Engineering, a veteran telecommunications engineering and consulting firm specializing in outside plant (OSP) engineering and design services. This development is only the latest in…
Benton Ridge Telephone Company, a rural telecom provider in west central Ohio, said today that it has reached an agreement to be acquired by investment firm Cequel III. The company’s subsidiaries Watch Communications and Community Fiber Solutions are also part…
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