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Oakland City Council Unanimously Approves Construction of Open-Access Network

Broadband Breakfast

May 28, 2025 – The Oakland City Council voted unanimously last week to adopt a Broadband Master Plan that will connect up to 2,500 unserved and underserved households across the city through the construction of an open-access municipal broadband network.  ” Estimated to cost $15.6

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Virginia County Near D.C. Terminates Contract with All Points Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, May 9, 2025 – Less than three years after All Points Broadband was contracted to build 536 miles of fiber to connect over 4,300 homes in Culpeper County, Virginia, the county issued a stop-work order “due to nonperformance,” halting the effort just as crews prepared to begin connecting individual homes.

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Fiber Connect panel finds fiber deployment problems stem from construction and permits

Blandin on Broadband

Speakers on a Fiber Connect panel voiced their main deployment gripes, from permitting and poles to disrupting community infrastructure. One set of problems relates to construction Anyone who thinks a fiber business is a technology business is sorely mistaken, said Greg Wilson, founder and CEO of Ripple Fiber. Architecture.

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From Local to Limitless: How Broadband is the Backbone of Economic Opportunity

AT&T Connects

Now, almost 50 years later, East & Westbrook Construction has evolved into an award-winning enterprise spanning three business divisions and four states. Increased connectivity, delivered through high-speed broadband access. According to Paul, [broadband] allowed us to grow into other markets.

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Work begins on E2A transpacific subsea cable

Total Telecom

SK Broadband, and Verizon Business has announced the start of construction of the East Asia to North America (E2A) submarine cable system. We’re very pleased to have initiated the project for a new submarine cable connecting East Asia and the United States.

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HS2 project could boost rural broadband, new analysis reveals 

Total Telecom

News The railway line could improve the connectivity for thousands of rural households The High-Speed 2 (HS2) railway project could significantly enhance broadband connectivity in rural areas, according to a new analysis released today from High Speed 2 Ltd, a non-departmental public body run by the UK Department for Transport.

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North Carolina Announces $22 Million in Broadband Grant Awards

Broadband Breakfast

April 7, 2025 – North Carolina announced on Tuesday more than $22 million in broadband grant awards.    The money comes from the state’s Completing Access to Broadband program, funded by $400 million from the American Rescue Plan Act. Most awarded projects are slated to finish construction in 2026.

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