Fiber
Grain Management to Combine Ritter, Great Plains Into 20-State Fiber Platform
The pending deal would create Rightfiber and expand Grain’s regional fiber reach
Fiber
Fiber-optic technology is the gold standard for home or commercial broadband, and powers wireless connectivity. It delivers high speed and reliability, as well as vastly higher bandwidth.
Plumas Sierra Telecommunications
Fiber Projects Capture Most of $18.2 Million California Broadband Investment
Four projects led by Plumas-Sierra Telecom awarded $14.7 million of approved funding
Fiber
KKR, Warburg Pincus Investigate Selling UK Fiber Assets
The private equity firms are testing market interest amidst challenges to the UK’s broadband industry
Wire
Fiber Internet Companies to Reduce Prices Amid General U.S. Inflation
Wire 3 and NEK Broadband will offer discounted plans to internet users.
Mobile
Ookla Executive Says FCC App Doesn’t Account for Indoor Coverage Gaps
The ‘vast majority’ of 911 calls are placed indoors, said VP of Government Affairs Bryan Darr.
Broadband Infrastructure
AT&T Asks FCC to Approve California Copper Retirement
The company is seeking federal approval to discontinue legacy voice service and preempt state rules blocking the transition.
FCC
FCC's Trusty: Infrastructure Vandalism Is a National Security Crisis
After 16,000 attacks, and 10 million customers cut off, Congress still hasn't acted.
Ohio
Ohio Line Extension Program Nears Close with Funding Still Available
More than $200,000 in funding remains as the June 30 deadline approaches.
Fiber
Optimum Urges FCC to Fund Fiber
The company is seeking reimbursements for the shift from C-band to Ku-band.
Fiber
T-Mobile Fiber Outages Continue in Select Areas
The outages are concentrated in areas served by fiber previously owned by Lumos.
Fiber
Fiber Break Cuts Off Six Alaska Towns
Repair vessel weeks away as six aleutian communities lose service.
Fiber
Ookla: Wi-Fi Hardware, Not Fiber, Limits Broadband Quality
Broader fiber deployment is now exposing bottlenecks that were previously hidden.
Expert Opinion
Lindsay Miller and Doug McCollough: Providers Can Better Manage the Risks of America’s Data Center Debate
Broadband providers serving data centers risk reputational damage and overlook regional growth opportunities when they fail to engage with the communities their fiber runs through.
AI
AI Boom Requires Quality Fiber to Expand
RVA CEO explained that AI use will rapidly increase, and fiber will help.
Fiber
Great Plains Communications Snaps Up Fastwyre's Nebraska Operations
GPC’s 20,000-mile fiber network set to reach 26 new midwestern communities under the deal
Fiber
Great Plains Communications to Acquire Fastwyre Broadband’s Nebraska Holdings
The company is expanding access across more than two dozen Nebraska communities.
