Amazon, Corning Reach Multibillion-Dollar Fiber Deal
Corning has also signed major agreements with NVIDIA and Meta. It has maintained it can meet fiber demand for the BEAD program.
Corning has also signed major agreements with NVIDIA and Meta. It has maintained it can meet fiber demand for the BEAD program.
WASHINGTON, June 8, 2026 – Corning has reached a multibillion-dollar deal to supply fiber to Amazon’s data center infrastructure across the U.S., the companies announced Monday.
The companies said the deal, the exact terms of which were not disclosed, would boost Corning’s manufacturing capacity at its North Carolina facilities. The companies said the partnership would create 1,000 new jobs at those facilities.
GCI has expanded 5G service to nine more Southeast Alaska communities, boosting mobile connectivity across the region.
“If E-Rate is not delivering, or worse, if it is hurting students, then it should be curtailed or ended,” O’Rielly says, adding the FCC has the legal authority to pursue reforms.
The trend also reflects a growing tendency for Chinese companies to list shares in Shanghai or Hong Kong rather than New York.
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