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Tag: Municipal Broadband
UTOPIA Fiber Completes $48 Million Funding Round
The Utah Infrastructure Agency (UIA) has received $48 million in funding, money it will use for the expansion of the UTOPIA/UIA Network. Though they are legally separate entities, UTOPIA and UIA functionally operate as one…
Consolidated: Public-Private Broadband Partnerships are Key to Rural Broadband Strategy
New Hampshire legislators last year passed a law allowing municipalities to fund broadband networks through bond offerings – and that action already is spurring broadband deployment in sparsely populated areas of the state. One of…
Consolidated Communications Sees Five More Public-Private Broadband Opportunities
Consolidated Communications is pursuing public-private broadband opportunities in five more communities, said Consolidated President and CEO Bob Udell on the company’s third-quarter earnings call today. The partnership opportunities would involve making broadband available to 10,000…
Consolidated Lands Another Public-Private Broadband Partnership Project
Consolidated Communications is partnering with the town of Chesterfield, New Hampshire to build and operate an all FTTP broadband network. The network will reach every home and business of the Northeastern town through a public-private…
$9.75 Million USDA ReConnect Rural Broadband Grant Goes to South Carolina County
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today that it has awarded a $9.75 million ReConnect grant to Orangeburg County, S.C. The USDA ReConnect rural broadband grant will go toward making broadband available to 3,911 households,…
Policy Scholar Shares Broadband Lessons Learned: Large Telecom Has Failed Rural America
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…
Provider Phases Out Video, Helps Customers Find Streaming Cable Replacement Options
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…
Economic Development Broadband Report: Community Owned Networks Gain Favor
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…
EPB Partners with Other Municipal Providers to Bring Gigabit Broadband Beyond Chattanooga
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…
Are States Having a Change of Heart on Electric Cooperative Broadband Legislation?
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…
Municipal Video Provider Saves Taxpayer Dollars with New Middleware
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…
Fullerton FiberCity Network Will Use Open Access Approach
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…