February 02, 2022 — HUNTSVILLE, Ala.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ADTRAN®, Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN), the leading provider of next-generation multigigabit fiber access and fiber extension solutions, today announced it is helping Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative (CHEC) build its own fiber broadband network to reach underserved…
Last week, the FCC announced it was ready to authorize RDOF funds for Charter to help fund the operator’s announced rural expansion strategy. Earlier in the same day of that announcement, Charter executives said that funding might just be the…
The FCC said today that it is ready to authorize Rural Digital Opportunity Fund support for Charter Communications for deployments in over 20 states. Also appearing on the RDOF ready-to-authorize list released today are over 20 companies that tentatively won…
Charter said today that it has launched Spectrum broadband service at speeds up to 1 Gbps in El Paso County, Texas. The deployment is part of the company’s plan to invest $5 billion in unserved rural areas, including $1.2 billion…
Ziply Fiber said today that it is launching 5 Gbps and 2 Gbps symmetrical service in 60 markets in the Northwest. In a pre-briefing with Telecompetitor, Ziply General Manager Chris Denzin said the 5 Gbps service will sell for $300…
The FCC has released the fifth public notice of authorization of bids in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction. Among those authorized are Windstream (in 14 states) and Cincinnati Bell (in Kentucky and Ohio). In all, 51 entities –…
Financial analysts at MoffettNathanson are questioning whether SpaceX can make all the satellite launches that would be required to support the company’s plans for its Starlink broadband service. Plans in question include making 100 Mbps service available to the 642,000…
The FCC said today that it is ready to authorize over $1 billion in RDOF funding for rural broadband deployments. About 60 winning bidders are on the ready-to-authorize list, including Windstream, Ziply, Hawaiian Telcom, Talkie and numerous smaller companies and…
The FCC has given its final approval to Consolidated Communications, Conexon and Cox for funding won in the Rural Digital Opportunities Fund (RDOF) auction. In addition, several dozen smaller winners received their final approval in the program. Among the smaller…
LTD Broadband, which was the biggest winning bidder in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction, is suing the Iowa Utilities Board in connection with the eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) filing that the provider made with the board. Potentially at…
SpaceX employees were recently put on notice by the company’s infamous leader Elon Musk, who informed them bankruptcy could be on the horizon for the company. It’s notable for the broadband industry, considering the company’s Starlink satellite broadband unit is…
It’s an exciting time in the broadband industry. If you think it’s interesting and busy now, just wait. The next five years or so will take it up a few notches, to say the least. In the midst of this…
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