by Pivot
Tag: Municipal Broadband
Municipal Fiber Consortium Partners for WiMAX Network
The deal involves Southwest Minnesota Broadband Services, a fiber network operator created by several municipalities that won broadband stimulus funding, and
Minnesota FTTH Stimulus Project Off to a Rocky Start
A Minnesota county that won a $66 million stimulus award is encountering both funding and management challenges as it sets out to build a planned FTTH network.
Frontier is Latest Incumbent Carrier to Oppose Municipal Broadband Proposal
Frontier sent a letter to local commissioners arguing that even if 100% of households in the service area subscribed to voice, video and data services, the
Fibrant FTTH Network Closer to Reality
Fibrant’s had a colorful short history, primarily due to the controversy surrounding its very existence. Municipal utilities that launch networks to compete
EPB Sees First Takers for 1 Gb/s Residential Broadband Service
Echoing some of my commentary on the subject, Davis tells the Times Free Press, “I know there is absolutely nothing I can do with a gigabit-per-second service to my home right now.”
Chattanooga’s EPB Offers Residential 1 Gb/s, But Why?
I love EPB’s CEO Harold DePriest’s response to the question of why 1 Gb/s? He tells the New York Times “The simple answer is because we can.”