BEAD
Hawaiʻi Begins $30.7 Million BEAD Broadband Buildout
Once envisioned at $95 million, the buildout will now reach the same locations for a third that cost.
BEAD
Once envisioned at $95 million, the buildout will now reach the same locations for a third that cost.
Fiber
Hawaiian Telcom targets a complete statewide transition to fiber by the year's end.
Hawaii
About 65% of the state is now fiber enabled.
Hawaii
ISPs will not be required to compensate insurance companies for policyholder payouts.
NTIA
Project is expected to be completed by the end of 2026
Charter
'There will certainly be additional updates from the Office of the Governor on this matter,' said the governor's office.
Hawaii
The state was allocated $149 million through BEAD.
SpaceX
SIC did not go forward with plans to shut off wireline phone and Internet service at 12:01 a.m. on June 1.
FCC
Sandwich Isles Communications sent an email to Native Hawaiian customers on Thursday saying it was shutting down service on Saturday.
BEAD
'The end of the ACP will undo the significant progress we have made toward closing the divide.'
Charter
State of Hawaii wants residents served by 'troubled' Sandwich Isles Communications to switch to Charter or Hawaiian Telcom.
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