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Nextlink Expands to Indiana by Acquiring Echo Wireless
Nextlink Internet today announced the acquisition of Echo Wireless for an undisclosed price. The acquisition expands Nextlink’s market into the state of Indiana, specifically, the rural communities in Knox, Davies, and Lawrence counties. Nextlink was…
Nextlink Starts Fiber Build in Texas Market
June 6, 2023 – GATESVILLE, Texas – Hudson Oaks, Texas-based Nextlink Internet announces that it isbringing fiber optic internet to Gatesville, TX. The fast-growing company has announced that thestart of construction has begun in the…
FCC Set to Reduce Nextlink CAF II Award by $21M, Nextlink Says “Please No”
Nextlink Internet says that it is almost two years ahead of schedule in construction related to its FCC’s Connect America Fund II (CAF II) auction winnings–but says that funding reductions “could imperil those advances” and has…
Big RDOF Winner Nextlink Internet Buys Nebraska Fiber Operator
Nextlink Internet, which was one of the top 10 winners in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) rural broadband funding auction, has purchased most of the assets of Bluestem Network, a fiber broadband provider based…
Big RDOF Winner Nextlink Offers Details on Fixed Wireless Deployment Plans
Nextlink Internet has announced details about its plans to bring fixed wireless access (FWA), along with fiber broadband, to underserved and unserved rural communities in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota,…
FCC Ready to Authorize Nextlink, Starry RDOF Funding
More than a year and a half after the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction was completed, the FCC said today that it is ready to authorize funding for two of the top 10 winning…
Nextlink Providing Fiber, Fixed Wireless to Texas County
Nextlink Internet and Wise County, Texas, have reached a $1.3 million agreement that will improve broadband available in the county. The agreement calls for 95% of households in the county to get services at 100…
Nextlink Internet Acquires CCAOnline, Inc. in Illinois
May 2, 2022 – HUDSON OAKS, Texas – As part of an ongoing expansion of broadband internet and voice services in small towns and rural markets across the central USA, Nextlink Internet today announces it…
Nextlink Partners with Rural Electric Cooperative on Fiber and Fixed Wireless Build
Rural-focused service provider Nextlink announced plans yesterday to deploy fiber and fixed wireless broadband in 10 counties in east central Illinois in cooperation with Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative (EIEC). An EIEC spokesperson said the cooperative…
Nextlink CAF II Buildout Sets Stage for RDOF Plans
As stakeholders continue to debate whether the FCC should agree to release funding to some of the biggest winners in the recent Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction, one of those big winners continues to…
Fixed Wireless Provider Nextlink Responds to RDOF Critics, States Its Case for $429 Million Buildout
Representatives from broadband provider Nextlink met with FCC officials this week in response to a range of criticism the company has received regarding its provisional win in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction. The…
