Telecommunications service provider Vision Net has acquired iConnect Montana, a provider of network connectivity and data center services in the state. Bringing data center functionality closer to the edge — and thereby reducing latency — was an important element of…
Nex-Tech has agreed to acquire Moundridge Communications Network, one of the oldest operating telephone companies in Kansas, for an undisclosed sum. Pending regulatory approval, the deal is expected to close by July, according to Nex-Tech, which is also based in…
The FCC and Windstream Communications have agreed to a $1.2 million settlement for the carrier’s alleged violation of Rural Health Care Program (RHC) rules. The settlement includes a $200,000 civil penalty. The program provides financial support to eligible rural health…
The FCC said yesterday that the auction of vacant spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band, designated as Auction 108, will begin on July 29. The auction will include approximately 3,000 licenses to be issued by county, with up to three…
PERHAM, Minn., March 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Arvig will invest $19.9 million in construction projects to improve internet access and upgrade networks in seven rural Minnesota areas in 2022. Arvig is entering the sixth year of a 10-year commitment…
MARCH 10, 2022 — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Spectrum today announced construction is underway on several fiber-optic network expansion projects that will bring gigabit broadband and other Spectrum services to more than 860 homes and small businesses in parts of…
The way T-Mobile sees it, about 40% of the U.S. population lives in smaller markets and rural areas – and the company expects to see strong growth in those areas moving forward. Those markets now represent one third of the…
Dallas, Texas (February 15, 2022)—NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association Chief Executive Officer Shirley Bloomfield today announced the winners of the 2021 Smart Rural CommunitySM (SRC) Showcase Awards, presented annually to top-performing NTCA member broadband providers to recognize their extraordinary achievements in promoting…
Tahoe Network Infrastructure aims to jumpstart broadband deployment into unserved rural areas by tapping E-rate schools and libraries funding. It’s a strategy that worked before for Tahoe Chairman and CEO Greg Green at Fatbeam, a company that Green founded over…
The 4-County Electric Power Association electrical cooperative in east central Mississippi is moving beyond the pilot phase of its network upgrade, according to DZS Inc., one of the partners on the project. During the next few years, 4-County plans to…
T-Mobile plans to make its Ultra Capacity 5G service available to 100 million more Americans next year, and as the company’s President of Technology Neville Ray told investors today, it will have to expand its geographic coverage five-fold to achieve…
DEC 07, 2021 – PLANO, Texas – Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today announced a partnership with Nex-Tech Wireless to commercially launch Nex-Tech Wireless’s 5G capabilities in rural Kansas. Ericsson has been the primary vendor for Nex-Tech Wireless on their 4G deployments…
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