by Pivot
Tag: Telco
House Subcommittee Debates Moratorium on AI Regulation
One argument says Congress needs time to develop AI infrastructure regulation before states and localities limit AI functions.
Vero Broadband to Acquire BendTel
Vero Broadband said the BendTel acquisition was made to complement the company’s existing services in the central part of the state.
Mission Telecom, Computers 4 People Partner on Low-Cost Hotspot, Access
Computers 4 People and Mission Telecom cooperated on the Shield 5G Home Hotspot, which is portable and fully unlocked.
ImOn Communications to Acquire Danville Telecom in Iowa Deal
The ImOn acquisition of Danville Telecom’s fiber assets will enable ImOn to rapidly bring service to Burlington, Fort Madison, and Keokuk.
Wisconsin Awards $750K From USF to Expand Access to and Affordability of Broadband
The Wisconsin broadband awards include $250,000 from the Lifeline Outreach Grant Program to fund five projects to increase participation in the Lifeline Program.
Agentic AI Needs to Maintain the Human Touch: Survey
89% of survey respondents said technology businesses must combine human empathy and agentic AI to optimize customer experience.
Connected Nation Launches Kansas’ First Internet Exchange Point at Wichita State University
The Connected Nation and Wichita State facility’s Internet Exchange (IX) platform will be managed in collaboration with DE-CIX.
Telecom Investors See Strong M&A Prospects — With a Few Caveats
Telecom investors want customers. Valuable companies are those that have monetized their assets, said panelists at Connect(X) this week.
Service Guarantees, Price Locks the Most Popular Recent CX Moves
Before price locks became the dominant CX trend of 2025, two large national providers introduced groundbreaking service guarantees.
Alaskan Provider GCI Upgrades Customer Revenue and Operations Management Systems
Netcracker will provide a variety of hosted managed services covering mission-critical BSS/OSS processes to accelerate GCI operations objectives.
GoNetspeed Exec Fills Us in on Fiber Upgrades for Four Vermont Communities
GoNetspeed collaborated with Otter Creek Communications Union District on their fiber build. $3.5 million in private funding was invested.
Intrepid Fiber Acquires Network Assets in Colorado
Intrepid Fiber Networks expands its footprint in Colorado with the acquisition of network assets in Thornton and Greenwood Village, adding over 65,000 passings to its open-access fiber broadband network.
Windstream and Ciena Complete WL6e Trial to Advance 800G Service Adoption
The successful deployment of the Ciena WL6e technology promises advantages for Windstream Wholesale customers including enhanced connectivity.
Segra Invests in Next-Generation Network Upgrades
The investment will enable Segra to deliver consistent, high-performance service across its network while improving its operational resilience.
FOCUS Broadband Announces 2025 Community Connections Grant Awards
FOCUS Broadband received 52 community grant applications requesting over $112,000 to support meaningful causes benefiting residents across several counties.
NTCA Presents Awards to Broadband Leaders and Congressmembers
The NTCA awards are for leadership in advocating for and advancing policies that support community-based broadband providers and the communities they serve.
EPB’s Chattanooga Quantum Center Will Offer Quantum Computing and Networking
We talked to EPB’s CEO about the EPB Quantum Center and how the metro Chattanooga quantum network already has paid for itself.
Florida Launches Broadband Workforce Training Initiative
To support workforce development for the broadband industry, the Florida Department of Education approved curriculum for a program at Miami Dade College.
NextLight: ACP Replacement Service Up 14% in First Year
NextLight said last June that IAP had launched with 20 more subscribers than were taking advantage of the ACP.
Versa Announces Model Context Protocol MCP Server for Agentic AI Needs
The Versa MCP Server provides a standardized API approach that allows AI platforms and LLM agents to query and aggregate data from across the Versa platform.
Visionary Broadband Rebrands Aristata Communications, Upgrades Service in Colorado
Before the acquisition, Aristata already relied on the Visionary Broadband network backbone from Salida and Buena Vista, Colorado.
Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative Begins Fiber Network Construction in Ohio
With this launch, Paulding Putnam expands its mission from delivering electric service to also providing fast, reliable, affordable fiber internet service.
Kinetic by Windstream Completes Bullitt County, Kentucky Fiber Build
Under this partnership, Bullitt County committed $2 million, while Kinetic invested $4.8 million of private capital and covered any associated cost overruns.
Appalachian Regional Commission Broadband Grant to Connect 200 Ohio Homes
The broadband grant will connect homes in Long Bottom, Ohio and homes along Ohio 681 between Reedsville and Tuppers Plains.
