Fiber
Missouri City Utility to Complete Fiber Build Using Utility Lease Model
Pioneered with city-owned Huntsville Utilities in Alabama and Google Fiber, the utility lease model makes unlit fibers available to others.
Fiber-optic technology is the gold standard for home or commercial broadband, and powers wireless connectivity, too.
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Pioneered with city-owned Huntsville Utilities in Alabama and Google Fiber, the utility lease model makes unlit fibers available to others.
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Fiber to the home costs $0.52 per Megabit per second, on average.
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The cooperative’s executive director said it has at least 70% of Arkansas covered by its network.
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Regional Fiber Connect conferences are bringing the industry’s technology and community leadership together.
Infrastructure
Issues in contention include choice of technology for broadband deployment, labor rules, and interconnection agreements.
Infrastructure
The length of time and expense of building out infrastructure make electric utilities uniquely suited to the task.
Infrastructure
‘Advertising around gig speeds is doing tremendous damage to our public policy.’
Expert Opinion
Wireless is essential because for truly remote properties, a physical connection may never be practical.
Randy Brogle was previously working on fiber investments for Facebook parent Meta.
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A small city in Utah has some of the country’s highest speeds using a unique model of fiber sharing.
FCC
The money will go toward internet access, equipment, and to hire and train information technology personnel.
78% of the US population still uses Facebook regularly
FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel proposed a new broadband speed standard of 100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload.
A D.C. appeals court vacated the FCC’s authority to require broadcasters disclose if foreign governments lease airtime.
Fiber
The city aims to connect all homes and businesses to fiber.
A USTelecom report finds that despite high inflation, broadband prices have been declining.