Fiber
FiberLight to Acquire Metro Fiber Networks
Acquisition opens new corridor from Virginia Beach to Data Center Alley in Northern Virginia, and also Atlanta and Charlotte.
FCC
FiberLight Deploys High Speed Internet To Texas Schools
The company will deploy 10 Gbps fiber speeds to almost 220 schools.
Briefs
FiberLight Announces New Fiber Expansion In Virginia
The company also plans on expanding through a route between Dallas and Central Mexico.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on June 21, 2023 – Middle Mile Award Announcements
What should we expect from the upcoming Middle Mile grants, and what might get left behind?
FCC
EARN IT Act Reintroduced, Standard General’s Acquisition Setback, New FiberLight CEO
Critics of the EARN IT Act argue that it would have severe costs for digital privacy and online speech.
WISP
Wireless Internet Service Providers to Connect More Fiber Points as Bandwidth Consumption Increases
‘The only way to get that density is to get fiber out there. That allows you to get more subs with your wireless.’
Texas
Jay Anderson: Is Texas the New Home for Robust Internet Access?
Cost of doing business is driving companies into markets with favorable tax rates and fewer regulations. Here’s how they’re prioritizing.
DISH
FiberLight Buy, T-Mobile Shuts Down Older Networks, AT&T and Dish Lead US O-RAN Alliance
Digital investment firm Morrison & Co. said it agreed to acquire FiberLight.
Section 230
Joint Center Calls Trump’s Proposed Changes to Section 230 an Attempt to ‘Work the Referees’
October 7, 2020 – Spencer Overton, president of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, on Tuesday said that the Trump Administration’s proposal on Section 230 would eliminate the ability of tech platforms to remove otherwise “objectionable” content, such as election disinformation. Whi
New Open Broadband Dataset, FiberLight Acquisition, Cyber Security as Water Conservation
Ookla, the creators of Speedtest.net, on Tuesday released a new series of open broadband data. Ookla describes its mission to help make the internet better, faster and more accessible for everyone. For more than 14 years, Speedtest.net has helped consumers test their internet speeds. And providers u
