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DoC Joins Government-Wide Initiative to Facilitate Broadband Deployment

WASHINGTON — Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross joined with other Federal agencies to announce a cohesive, across-government, strategy to promote broadband deployment. This work fulfills the President’s ...

MNSi Telecom Bringing Fiber To LaSalle, Ontario

LASALLE, ONTARIO, CANADA — MNSi Telecom is bringing their all-fiber broadband network to LaSalle, Ontario. MNSi’s fiber roll-out is the company’s single largest infrastructure buildout since being ...

FORETHOUGHT.net, Railyard Leadville Partner for Fiber Internet Service

LEADVILLE, CO — FORETHOUGHT.net, a Colorado-based independent ISP, announced its partnership with High Country Developers to provide fiber internet. Forethought.net will deliver Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) ...

Lumos Networks Selects ADTRAN for 10G FTTP Rollout

HUNTSVILLE, AL — Lumos Networks,a rural local exchange carrier (RLEC) fiber operator, is leveraging the ADTRAN 10G fiber access portfolio to deploy network-wide 10Gbps or 10G fiber services for small ...

FCC Takes Next Step Toward Expanding Rural Broadband Service

WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission took the next step toward expanding broadband service to over 713,000 rural homes and businesses in 45 states supported by the successful Connect America ...

TDS Launches Fiber Services in Merrimac, Wisconsin

CHICAGO — The first customers in Merrimac, Wisconsin, can now order TDS Telecom’s (TDS) fiber services and up to 1 Gbps internet. The launch of the state-of-the-art, all-fiber network comes a year ...

USDA Extends Deadlines for ReConnect Rural Broadband Program

WASHINGTON — USDA will extend application deadlines for the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (ReConnect Program), according to Bette Brand, acting administrator for USDA’s Rural Utilities Service. ...

Vodafone Germany Deploys Casa Systems DOCSIS 3.1 Network Solution

ANDOVER, MA — Vodafone Germany, one of Germany’s largest integrated telecommunications service providers, is deploying Casa Systems's DOCSIS 3.1 network solution to deliver high-speed broadband services ...

Google Shutting Down Its Louisville Fiber Network

LOUISVILLE, KY — Google Fiber announced in its official blog that it is turning off its fiber network in Louisville, Kentucky, for good on April 15, 2019, giving customers their final two months of service ...

Windstream and MOBITV Partner to Launch Robust App-based Kinetic TV

LITTLE ROCK, AR — Windstream, a provider of advanced network communications and technology solutions, and MOBITV, a global leader in app-based TV video delivery solutions, announced plans to launch an ...

Shentel Launches 1 Gig Internet in Virginia

EDINBURG, VA — Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) announced the official launch of 1 Gbps internet in its Virginia markets. The 1 Gig package is the highlight of Shentel’s new PowerHouse ...

Chorus Launches 10 Gbps Trial in New Zealand

PARNELL, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND — Chorus announced that its 10 gigabit per second (Gbps) residential and SME fiber broadband trial will start connecting customers in mid-March. Four broadband retailers ...

Charter Added 207,000 Residential Customers in Q4 2018

STAMFORD, CT — Charter Communications reported financial and operating results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018. During the fourth quarter of 2018, Charter's residential customer ...

MetroNet Fiber Acquires Lansing’s LightSpeed Fiber

EVANSVILLE, IN — MetroNet Fiber, a provider of fiber-optic internet, TV and phone service in more than 50 cities in Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky, announced the acquisition of Lansing-based LightSpeed ...

C3 Pure Fibre Launches Plume in the Cayman Islands

GEORGE TOWN, CAYMAN ISLANDS — C3 Pure Fibre, a triple play ISP bringing internet, TV and phone services to residential and business customers in the Cayman Islands, announced the launch of their Whole ...

KDDI Deploys Nokia Gigabit G.fast Solution to Bring New Services to Customers in Japan

TOKYO — KDDI, a telecommunications operator in Japan, is deploying Nokia's G.fast solution to apartments and multi-dwelling units (MDU) buildings to deliver ultra-broadband services to customers. Reducing ...

Hargray to Acquire Dark Fiber Systems of Jacksonville, FL

SAVANNAH, GA and JACKSONVILLE, FL — Hargray, a regional communications provider and metro-fiber over-builder, announced an agreement to acquire Dark Fiber Systems (DFS), a dark fiber provider in Jacksonville, ...

Hargray Acquires New Colocation Facilities to Support Local Business

MACON, GA and SAVANNAH, GA — Hargray, a regional communications provider and metro-fiber over-builder, announced the acquisition of three colocation facilities to offer advanced data security and computer ...

Nokia and Open Fiber Bridge the Digital Divide in Italy

ROME — Open Fiber, a wholesale player in the Italian broadband market, selected Nokia for a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) rollout that will bring ultra-broadband services to the small towns and rural areas ...

FTTH Operator NineStar Connect Acquires Gem Water Utility

GREENFIELD, IN — NineStar Connect, a smart utility providing water, sewer, electric and high speed fiber services, completed its acquisition of Gem Water Utility from the Town of Cumberland, Indiana. ...