Just weeks after giving up her bid to be an FCC commissioner, Gigi Sohn said today that she will head up the American Association for Public Broadband. Sohn told reporters at the Broadband Communities conference and via teleconference that she…
Municipal Broadband
UTOPIA Fiber Open Access Network Saw Major Expansion in 2022
The Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency (UTOPIA) deployed 2,969,784 feet of underground fiber throughout Utah, Idaho and Montana last year. The expansion occurred despite supply chain and labor issues, the company said. UTOPIA is a community owned fiber-based open-access network…
Wyyerd Fiber is Expanding in Arizona
PHOENIX, AZ – Wyyerd Fiber, a fiber-to-the-premise Internet Service Provider (ISP), has completed agreements to expand its 100% fiber network to serve residents and businesses across more than 15 municipalities in the greater Phoenix area. Engineering and construction is underway….
Will BEAD Rules Drive States to Rethink Anti-Municipal Broadband Laws?
The Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program has $42.5 billion available to cover some of the costs of bringing broadband to unserved and underserved rural areas. States will administer the program but must first have a plan approved by…
Consolidated Partners with Vermont Municipality on Fiber Network
Consolidated Communications is partnering with the Southern Vermont communications union district (CUD) to provide symmetrical gigabit speed broadband services to almost 12,000 Bennington County, Vermont homes by the end of the summer. A CUD is a non-profit municipal entity that…
American Association of Public Broadband Formed to Promote Municipal Networks
A new association to be known as the American Association of Public Broadband (AAPB) was announced this week. The association aims to advocate for municipal networks and is open to government agencies that are planning to build or that currently…
Utah’s UTOPIA Fiber to Partner on California Open Access Network
The Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency (UTOPIA) Fiber has entered into a partnership with Golden State Connect Authority (GCSA) to develop and operate an open access network in rural California. Open access networks use a wholesale approach that allows other…
Ting Anchor Tenant on Colorado Springs Utilities’ Fiber Network
Ting Internet will be the initial anchor tenant on Colorado Springs Utilities’ not-for-profit city-wide fiber network. Construction of the network will begin by the third quarter. The network is expected eventually to pass more than 200,000 addresses. During the early…
With a Fitting Name, Maple Broadband Pursues Public Private Partnership in Vermont
The latest example of a public private broadband partnership comes from rural Vermont, where Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom is planning a network with communications union district (CUD) Maple Broadband. As a press release explains, CUDs are non-profit municipal entities…
Plainville Begins Building Municipal Fiber Network
Plainfield, CT – June 3, 2021 – In late May, expert construction crews from Sertex Broadband Solutions began installing fiber optic cabling on utility poles throughout the small town of Plainville, Connecticut — the first step in building a municipal…
Consolidated to Bring Gigabit to More New Hampshire Towns
Consolidated Communications said will be building fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) networks capable of supporting gigabit speeds in Greenfield, Jaffrey, Marlow, Roxbury and Peterborough, New Hampshire, as residents of those communities recently approved the construction. Public/private partnerships typically arise in communities where broadband…
MetroNet Partnering with North Carolina City on Fiber Network
MetroNet and the City of Hickory, North Carolina are partnering to bring MetroNet’s fiber optic internet, TV and phone service to businesses and residents. The press release seems to imply that the MetroNet deal with the city of Hickory is…
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