Flume will be the first retailer beyond AT&T to operate on the joint venture’s network.

AT&T–BlackRock joint venture serves nearly 70 communities in six states.

Grant from the New Jersey Broadband Infrastructure Deployment Equity program aims to expand broadband access in the city

Project will pass fiber through island relying on DSL.

The group found 70 percent of 38 surveyed ISPs owned and operated their own middle mile.

It's the municipal operator's 22nd completed citywide build.

City seeks to bring broadband internet to up to 2,500 households

The city promises options ranging from symmetrical 300 megabits per second to symmetrical 1 gigabit per second.

Fiber deployment emerges as a common thread despite vastly different market conditions.

Company hopes to use $188 million in middle mile broadband grants to connect unserved Alabama households.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is letting it happen.

Gov. Hochul unveiled plans for rollout of a 426-mile statewide public fiber backbone.

An annual series of the year's top 12 stories in broadband.

'Construction has already begun for ErieNet with underground conduit installations, and utility work necessary' for pole attachments.

We all need to reject the whiners, profiteers, naysayers, and just get to work.

Projects are set to serve more than 60,000 homes and businesses.

Nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Placerville 'strikes gold' with $20 million broadband project.

CEO John Stankey said taking the company's own infrastructure open access in the future was 'entirely possible.'

When service was lit up in May, the network became the only open access network owned by a tribal government.

Network is 67% toward completion, bringing resilient infrastructure to 38 counties.

Videos from 'All-in' on Open Access are now available to Broadband Breakfast Club members.

More than 15 states say they will prioritize open access networks with BEAD funding.

Officials said more choice leads to better consumer outcomes, but communication is key.

The $1 billion federal middle mile program received $7.5 billion in applications.

What was once largely a public-sector initiative is now attracting billions in private investment capital.

Several telcos have been pulling away from monolithic network systems and embracing open infrastructure via network disaggregation.

Once staunch opponents of open access, Tier 1 ISPs are now entering a space traditionally dominated by municipalities.

More than a third of the 700 communities served by municipal broadband do so with an open access network.

Examples from Sweden, Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom show how advanced open access has become.

Stankey aims to position AT&T as the nation's top fiber provider.

Big telecom carriers are racing to expand their fiber footprints.

Digital Infrastructure Investment 2024 is 'All-in' on Open Access on September 19, 2024.

On August 30, CPUC officials formally approved both a third and fourth round of FFA broadband funding.

AT&T, T-Mobile increase visibility and credibility of the open access model.

Open access networks are gaining greater traction nationwide.

Digital Infrastructure Investment 2024 is 'All-in' on Open Access on September 19, 2024.

The risk with today’s most common partnerships is that once the private partner owns the last mile, the municipality loses control.

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While supporting the momentum behind open access networks, Sumofiber president lays out some challenges.

The company's CEO said he expects states to set BEAD terms favorable to open access builds.

The country boasts internet penetration with 98% served with Gigabit symmetrical speeds.

Open access networks can be better understand through the 7-layered Open Systems Interconnection

The rapidly expanding open access network has historically faced consistent opposition from anti-muni groups.

At the Digital Infrastructure Investment Summit, five experts debate the essence of 'open access networks'.

The model is well-suited to address the problem of indoor connectivity, experts said.

Problems accessing poles could delay fiber builds funded by the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program.

The open access model allows multiple ISPs to use the same infrastructure. That could benefit Gigapower.

Will the program’s matching funds requirement stretch federal dollars, or hinder smalller providers?

Gigapower CEO Bill Hogg and AT&T President Erin Scarborough headline event.

The service provides a centralized communication hub and technical support for open access networks.

How will prior broadband programs impact BEAD Implementation?

Migrating into a full utility may take decades, but municipalities should be prepared.

Capping the number of providers could solve price war problems, one telecom exec said.

What’s next for BEAD implementation?

When President Biden talks about his economic program, the CHIPS Act is the star of the show.

UTOPIA continues to expand open access model builds.

In a new joint venture, AT&T will expand its fiber network across the nation.

Broadband infrastructure can be seen as a fourth utility after water, gas and electricity.

Network operators can take steps to prevent the biggest risk to open-access networks: A race to the bottom.

Cities are being drawn to open-access deployment models, say panelists.

The NTIA is on the cusp of announcing the award winners to the states by June 30, 2023.

Advances for the green economy in the Inflation Reduction Act rely upon smart grid infrastructure.

‘Getting broadband out to all rural areas and all residents of Lewis County,’ Washington.

Our comprehensive report examines the extremely timely issue of content moderation and Section 230 from multiple angles.

Will providers be required to use equipment that is not readily available within the United States?

The Broadband Breakfast Report for January 2023 lays out the things to know about the challenge process.

Broadband Breakfast presents the first of its annual '12 Days of Broadband' series about the top 12 stories of the year.

Panel 3 video. Join the Broadband Breakfast Club to watch the full-length videos from Digital Infrastructure Investment.

Broadband Breakfast is tracking planned BEAD connections by technology

Broadband Breakfast is tracking fixed wireless access subscriptions.

Broadband Breakfast is tracking wireline broadband subscriptions.

Broadband Breakfast is tracking wireline and wireless broadband subscribers by technology.

The conversation dealt with open access networks, and whether cities are well-suited to play a role in developing them.

A small city in Utah has some of the country’s highest speeds using a unique model of fiber sharing.

With service beginning in late September, non-profit fiber ISP aims to serve rural Gallatin County

Netly Fiber said Monday it has completed construction of the nation’s first terabit-ready fiber network.

Both the GSCA and Yellowstone Fiber are using UTOPIA’s techniques to provide open access broadband over fiber.

The open access project will span 38 counties.

Lit Communities will operate the network, with subsidiary BTX Fiber as the last-mile provider. HMI Utilities is prime contractor.

The project will be Montana’s first open-access fiber-to-the-home network.

CEO contrasted SiFi Network’s model versus the Google Fiber model that builds infrastructure where there’s demand.

The expansion will bring fiber-to-the-home to residents of two additional Utahn cities.

Keller and Heckman Partner Jim Baller says model could lead to a race to the bottom, but UTOPIA CEO disagrees.

UTOPIA customers deep in red states favor net neutrality by a wide margin.

City’s technology staff has been working with a consultant to draft design recommendations for the fiber network.

Open RAN adoption is said to save telecoms money and boost security, as providers are forced to move off Huawei.

Fiber builder says it has been denied permits that have harmed it and its customers, despite an existing city agreement.

Internet of Things devices are expected to increasingly flood the market as 5G networks light up.

Chattanooga’s municipal broadband network has delivered $2.7 billion in social and economic benefits during its first decade.

SiFi Networks uses private capital, at no cost to taxpayers, to fund its open access model.

Even though the models are not yet mainstream, some experts praise them for their unique advantages.

Open access to middle mile infrastructure will help deliver services at the last mile, CETF says.

Counties see it as a way to increase competition and lower prices, while telecoms see money and quality problems.

SiFi is getting an injection of funds to deliver open fiber to cities.

By creating open infrastructure systems, states can reduce the barriers to entry and foster increased broadband competition.

Both emerging and established internet service providers will stand to gain from SiFi Networks’ shared broadband model.

T-Mobile sued over breach, Google hopes judge reconsiders data reveal, UTOPIA Fiber expands into Syracuse City.

Jamestown is hoping an open access network would make internet more affordable.

In the U.S. UTOPIA Fiber has pioneered the open access model for the rest of the industry.

Fiber Connect 2021 panel breaks down how open access models work, and how discussion can be framed.