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Tag: Municipal Broadband
Arkansas City to Get High-Speed Broadband Without Government Funding
The City of Cabot, Arkansas, is getting a high-speed broadband network that the city will own and that will be operated by Connect2First, the broadband unit of local power company First Electric Cooperative Corporation. Unlike…
Pennsylvania Broadband Director Talks BEAD, CPF – and That Municipal Network Law
Pennsylvania will be getting $1.2 billion in BEAD rural broadband funding, making it one of the top states in terms of amount awarded. Telecompetitor spoke recently with Brandon Carson, executive director of the Pennsylvania Broadband…
ILSR Updates Municipal Broadband Networks Tally
At least 47 municipal broadband networks have been added across the U.S. since the beginning of 2021, according to the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR). The tally does not include what ILSR refers to as…
Burlington Telecom Launches ACP Alternative
As the telecom industry pushes legislators to make new funding available for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), one provider isn’t counting on that. Instead, the provider – Burlington, VT-based Burlington Telecom—has begun offering an alternative…
As Community Broadband Advocate, Gigi Sohn is Eager to be Back in the Spotlight Again
Just weeks after giving up her bid to be an FCC commissioner, Gigi Sohn said today that she will head up the American Association for Public Broadband. Sohn told reporters at the Broadband Communities conference…
UTOPIA Fiber Open Access Network Saw Major Expansion in 2022
The Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency (UTOPIA) deployed 2,969,784 feet of underground fiber throughout Utah, Idaho and Montana last year. The expansion occurred despite supply chain and labor issues, the company said. UTOPIA is a…
Wyyerd Fiber is Expanding in Arizona
PHOENIX, AZ – Wyyerd Fiber, a fiber-to-the-premise Internet Service Provider (ISP), has completed agreements to expand its 100% fiber network to serve residents and businesses across more than 15 municipalities in the greater Phoenix area.…
Will BEAD Rules Drive States to Rethink Anti-Municipal Broadband Laws?
The Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program has $42.5 billion available to cover some of the costs of bringing broadband to unserved and underserved rural areas. States will administer the program but must first…
Consolidated Partners with Vermont Municipality on Fiber Network
Consolidated Communications is partnering with the Southern Vermont communications union district (CUD) to provide symmetrical gigabit speed broadband services to almost 12,000 Bennington County, Vermont homes by the end of the summer. A CUD is…
American Association of Public Broadband Formed to Promote Municipal Networks
A new association to be known as the American Association of Public Broadband (AAPB) was announced this week. The association aims to advocate for municipal networks and is open to government agencies that are planning…
Utah’s UTOPIA Fiber to Partner on California Open Access Network
The Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency (UTOPIA) Fiber has entered into a partnership with Golden State Connect Authority (GCSA) to develop and operate an open access network in rural California. Open access networks use a…
Ting Anchor Tenant on Colorado Springs Utilities’ Fiber Network
Ting Internet will be the initial anchor tenant on Colorado Springs Utilities’ not-for-profit city-wide fiber network. Construction of the network will begin by the third quarter. The network is expected eventually to pass more than…
