Briefs
Sparklight Mississippi Investments Total Nearly $36 Million
The move follows network upgrades in Texas and Arizona
Earnings
Shentel Up 6,000 Fiber Subs, Seeing Some Starlink Competition
Cable One stock tumbled after an ARPU dip.
Briefs
Vyve Broadband Announces New Leadership
The change follows Cable One’s buyout of the company in January 2026.
Sparklight
Cable One’s Sparklight Launches Mobile Service with Free Line Promotion
The company's offer could encourage broadband customers to bundle mobile with home internet service.
Earnings
Cable One Down 10.9k Subs, Shentel Up 5.4k
Tower company SBA Communications said it had also sued Dish for failing to pay rent after spectrum sales.
mergers
Cable One to Combine Fiber JV with Point Broadband, Acquire Vyve
Separately, former Breezeline president Frank van der Post was named CEO of WOW! after private equity firms closed on the acquisition.
People
Jim Holanda Named Cable One CEO
He previously led Astound Broadband for 15 years.
Earnings
Cable One Down 21,200 Broadband Subs
The company pointed to promotional roll offs and a billing system migration, plus stiff industry competition.
Earnings
Cable One Testing Mobile Service
The cable operator lost 13,500 broadband subscribers in the second quarter.
Digital Inclusion
Consulting Firm Creates Digital Opportunity Index Measuring ISPs
Group hopes index will supplement ESG for evaluating ISPs.
Briefs
Blackfoot Communications Defaults on Hundreds of RDOF Locations
Surrendered locations could be eligible for BEAD funding.
Earnings
Cable One Loses 4,200 Subs, Liberty’s GCI Down 700
Alaska-based GCI is set to be spun off this summer as Charter proceeds with its Liberty acquisition.
Rip and Replace
Hargray Requests Six Month Rip-and-Replace Extension
Company needs more time to deal with impact of recent hurricanes in South Carolina.
South Carolina
S.C. Mayor Wants ISPs to Increase Network Redundancy
Says network outages, even for a few hours, are incredibly disruptive to modern economy.
Rural
Cable One, Mercury Broadband Default on RDOF Locations
FCC decided not to provide blanket amnesty for RDOF defaults.
Fiber
AT&T to Add Reversible Fees to Its Internet Plans
Customers can receive a $10 monthly discount by enrolling in autopay and paperless billing.
