West Virginia tentatively announced $32 million in broadband grants last week. The company slated to receive the most funding is local provider Prodigi which was tentatively awarded about $14.5 million through the state’s Line Extension Advancement and Development (LEAD) program….
In a filing with a U.S. District Court yesterday, AT&T pushed back against allegations made by the Wall Street Journal regarding decades-old lead-clad telecom cabling. In a series of articles published earlier this month, the WSJ alleged that those cables…
Breezeline, Shentel and Verizon won funding for two broadband projects apiece through the Virginia Telecommunications Initiative (VATI) yesterday. The funding will cover some of the costs to bring broadband to unserved and underserved areas, with all three providers covering the…
The Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) and the FCC have agreed to a consent decree under which the service provider will implement a compliance program and pay a civil penalty of $227,200 for failing to deliver 911 calls during a 911…
Comcast was awarded approximately $14.4 million, Verizon was awarded approximately $11 million and Shentel was awarded approximately $9.3 million in broadband funding from the state of Maryland this week. But they weren’t the biggest winners announced. Quantum Telecommunications Inc., a…
Shentel said it has launched symmetrical 5 Gbps Glo Fiber service across all of its markets, which include parts of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. More than 147,000 homes will have the service available to them. A Shentel spokesperson…
Edinburg, Virginia – December 14, 2022 – /PRNewswire/ – Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (“Shentel”) (Nasdaq: SHEN) announced that they will upgrade their current network in Radford, Virginia with next-generation fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband services. Shentel will fully fund the multimillion-dollar construction project that will bring symmetrical multi-gig internet speeds…
EDINBURG, Va., July 13, 2022 — Glo Fiber, powered by Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (“Shentel”) (Nasdaq: SHEN), announced a $10 million grant award from the Maryland Office of Statewide Broadband to deploy next generation fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband services in Frederick County, MD. Construction will begin in 2023 to deliver an all-fiber…
EDINBURG, Va., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Glo Fiber, powered by Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (“Shentel”) (Nasdaq: SHEN), announced plans to build a 100% fiber network in Sussex County, DE. Engineering and network design work are currently underway, and construction will ramp up in early 2023 to deliver an…
EDINBURG, Va., May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Glo Fiber, powered by Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (“Shentel”) (Nasdaq: SHEN), announced agreements with several boroughs in South Central Pennsylvania. Construction will begin later this summer to deliver an all-fiber choice for high-speed, reliable service to over 8,300 homes and…
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. (Shentel) said it will expand its Glo Fiber broadband network into Lancaster Township, Mountville Borough, East Hempfield Township, West Lampeter Township and Manheim Township, PA. The communities are in Lancaster county. Construction will begin this month, starting…
The trend of rebranding is continuing as the Shenandoah Telecommunications Company rebrands Shentel Business as Glo Fiber Enterprise. The business unit, which serves Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia with more than 7,000 fiber route miles, also has adopted a…
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