As he was researching an upcoming book on rural broadband policy — including reviewing every comment filed with the FCC or Agriculture Department about the 2009 broadband stimulus program, the Broadband Opportunity Council or the USDA E-Connectivity program — Professor…
BELD Internet, a broadband provider in Braintree, Massachusetts owned by utility Braintree Electric Light Department, announced this week that it now offers gigabit service but will no longer offer cable TV service as of December 2. The news illustrates a…
Economic development professionals believe publicly-owned broadband networks on which internet service providers offer service are the best model for gaining broadband in communities lacking the service, according to an economic development broadband report sponsored by operations software provider ETI Software…
At one time it looked like the high-speed broadband network built 10 years ago by electric company EPB in Chattanooga would be an island of gigabit connectivity, as the state of Tennessee had rather restrictive laws about what types of…
It wasn’t long ago that Telecompetitor was covering state-level legislation aimed at preventing municipal broadband networks. But perhaps the tide is shifting – at least when it comes to electric cooperatives. Several states have passed new laws aimed at making…
July 17th, 2019 — Tullahoma, TN – The municipal video provider in Tullahoma Tennessee, Tullahoma Utilities Authority, has recently completed a rapid conversion of their video middleware to the Innovative Systems solution. According to TUA Operations Supervisor Brian Langham, they were…
SiFi Networks announced this week that it will provide a fiber network that will be available to every home and business in Fullerton, Calif. The Fullerton FiberCity network will be an open access network allowing for a choice of internet…
Consolidated Communications will upgrade and expand the broadband infrastructure in Brooklin, Maine through a public-private broadband partnership with the rural community. The company and town have designed an incremental network build that will add fiber, upgrade equipment and provide network…
Consolidated Communications has joined forces with the town of Chesterfield, N.H. for a public-private broadband network project. The project will bring a high-speed, fiber-to-the-premises Internet network directly to all homes and businesses in the municipality. There will be no increases…
Dalton Utilities/OptiLink, a municipal utility company serving northwest Georgia, yesterday announced the launch of GigLink, a gigabit internet service. The Dalton Utilities gigabit service is priced at $79.95 per month. Two months ago, the company launched VidLink, a streaming entertainment…
Community and MDU broadband provider Hotwire is migrating their FTTP architecture to next-generation fiber broadband technology XGS-PON, The Hotwire XGS-PON transition will use equipment by Nokia, the broadband equipment supplier announced today. Hotwire XGS-PON deployments will begin in the provider’s…
Like other open access networks, the Downeast Broadband Utility open access fiber network aims to minimize the investment required for service providers to offer fiber-to-the-premises services by building a portion of the end-to-end network to act as a platform that…
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