AT&T Connects

MAY 28, 2025

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.

Broadband

Blandin on Broadband

JUNE 3, 2025

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.

Construction

Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

21, 2025 – Cities and towns were proving that municipal broadband networks can pay for themselves – without raising taxes, without government bailouts, and without private investment. The S&P-rated precedent should make it easier for future broadband projects to secure funding without needing tax-backed guarantees.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 10, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 10, 2025 – Enhanced federal data collection was needed to strengthen broadband program design and reduce connectivity barriers, a report published Tuesday by the Pew Research Center declared.  Department of Agriculture. 

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 25, 2025

Earlier this month, the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued a Policy Notice instituting critical reforms to the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program. Satellite broadband offers compelling advantages that complement, rather than compete with, fiber’s strengths.

Connectivity

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 7, 2025

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.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 3, 2025

million in construction costs will be paid via bonds, which would then be paid back by leasing fees by local competitors looking to access the network.     Studies routinely find  that open access networks drive down entry costs, improve local competition, and result in better, cheaper, and faster broadband access.

Network

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 25, 2025

At the Fiber Broadband Association’s (FBA) Regional Fiber Connect Workshop in Anchorage last week, local broadband executives, tribal leaders, and policymakers came together to share best practices and lessons learned in a state that has unique challenges and opportunities connecting communities and people to fiber broadband.  

Broadband

Blandin on Broadband

MAY 14, 2025

Telecompetitor reports Rural broadband would get a boost if a precision agriculture bill introduced in the Senate were to be adopted. The Linking Access to Spur Technology for Agriculture Connectivity in Rural Environments (LAST ACRE) Act, introduced by U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.),

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 4, 2025

Here are three proposals for common-sense solutions to improve the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program of the U.S. Topic #1: Fiber Priority When we consider broadband infrastructure as a 30-year investment rather than focusing on speed targets, the case for building fiber networks in rural areas becomes clear.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 7, 2025

On the positive side, dedicating funding for AI infrastructure is a noteworthy investment that could significantly bolster AI capabilities within our broadband networks. From a broadband engineering standpoint, clarity and consistency in regulation are essential. This Expert Opinion is exclusive to Broadband Breakfast.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 11, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 11, 2025 – After years of planning, the remote island community of Isle au Haut, Maine, has completed its high-speed fiber broadband network, made possible by a newly installed undersea fiber cable. ” The one-inch diameter undersea fiber cable comes ashore near the island, and connects to a new central switch.

Network

Total Telecom

MARCH 5, 2025

.” As one of the largest telecom operators in Spain, MasOrange has built a leading optical network to deliver the premium experience for consumers, enterprises, and home broadband users, while accelerating digital and intelligent transformation. 1 customer satisfaction. 1 customer satisfaction.

Network

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 8, 2025

WASHINGTON, April 8, 2025 – The Federal Communications Commission declined on Friday to change the way it was structuring broadband subsidies, turning back an effort from rural broadband providers. The Supreme Court heard arguments in the case last month, and is expected to issue a decision later this year.

Broadband

Blandin on Broadband

JUNE 30, 2025

Large ISPs deal directly with vendors, but a lot of the smaller ISPs that might win BEAD buy most electronics and other construction materials through supply houses – and a shift in BEAD from fiber will hurt these companies. It could be that an increase in connections for BEAD just means fewer connections elsewhere for a while.

Broadband

Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 18, 2025

ECEs broadband manager, Dennis Rice, presented an update on the project to the city council, saying construction of the first stage of the network will likely be complete by August, with fiber connection drops to residences starting construction by November. Its a tremendous value with that, Rice told the council.

Construction

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 9, 2025

June 9, 2025 – Clallam County, Washington and Astound Broadband have begun construction on a major new joint partnership that will bring affordable fiber access to more than 1,500 homes across the largely rural Northwestern part of The Evergreen State. Washington Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Washington.

Broadband

Blandin on Broadband

AUGUST 2, 2025

From Paul Bunyan Communications … As the summer construction season moves along, Paul Bunyan Communications continues to make great progress on its broadband expansion across parts of Itasca and St. Louis County: Sandy Pike, & Wuori Township- Construction is done, fiber splicing has started. Louis Counties.

Communication

Telecom Talk

JUNE 17, 2025

According to Badrinath, the current 5G rollouts globally have largely been non-standalone, offering enhanced mobile broadband similar to 4G, without tapping into the full capabilities embedded in the 5G standard. “That said, discussions around 6G have begun, following the traditional standardisation process. “Why?

Marketing

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 10, 2025

June 10, 2025 – The Appalachian Regional Commission requested proposals Thursday from qualified consultants to conduct a performance analysis of previous broadband grant programs.  Roughly a quarter of the grants were construction projects funding middle mile or last mile fiber networks.

Broadband

Total Telecom

MAY 22, 2025

Dialoisos company, which is constructing a 60-mile fiber network connecting Baltimore, and the Washington D.C. Subscribe to the Broadband Communities newsletter. Learn more about Broadband Communities Summit 2025 in Houston. Its one of my strengths that Ive just developed over the years, he said.

Construction

Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 1, 2025

WASHINGTON, August 1, 2025 – According to a study commissioned by the Fiber Broadband Association and published Thursday, U.S. The authors predicted that 573 new data centers would be built in the next three years, and that most of those centers would require fiber connections to at least three different Internet connection points.

Construction

Blandin on Broadband

JULY 2, 2025

Paul Bunyan Communications continues to make progress on its broadband expansion across parts of Itasca and St. Construction hopefully can still take place this year •St. Louis County: Sandy (except east side) & Wuori Township- Construction is done, fiber splicing has started. Louis Counties.

Communication

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 14, 2025

Panel 2: Finding the State Versus Federal Balance in BEAD Panel 3: Reacting to the New BEAD NOFO Guidance Panel 4: Building, Maintaining and Adopting Digital Workforce Skills All Videos from Speeding BEAD Summit This was not the first time a single cable break has disrupted Alaska’s internet connections.

Cable

Blandin on Broadband

JULY 2, 2025

High-speed internet provider Gateway Fiber is excited to announce its network expansion into Cottage Grove, Minnesota, providing residents and businesses a great new way to connect online.

Construction

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 11, 2025

by Hacken, who was an area resident frustrated with poor connectivity, Loop Internet has grown over the past decade to provide fiber internet services in parts of Mountain Top, Scranton, and Kingston; with several neighboring communities under construction and coming online soon. ”  Founded in 2015 in Wilkes-Barre, Penn.,

Internet

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 1, 2025

As a cornerstone of the continent’s Digital Decade strategy, fiber-to-the-home infrastructure underpins not only high-speed connectivity but also economic competitiveness, sustainability, and digital autonomy. This Expert Opinion is exclusive to Broadband Breakfast. Please send pieces to commentary@breakfast.media.

Finance

Blandin on Broadband

JUNE 18, 2025

Minnesota’s Office of Broadband Development is working with federal, state and local partners to understand how this impacts our state’s ability to empower Minnesotans through the implementation of the federal BEAD program in our state. Benton Institute for Broadband & Society blog What Do We Know About LEO Bids?

Broadband

Light Reading

MAY 9, 2025

This week in broadband builds: Ripple Fiber starts construction on $140 million Massachusetts network; GoNetspeed to connect 6,700 in Ansonia, Connecticut; Ziply Fiber services launch in parts of Idaho and Oregon and more.

Construction

Blandin on Broadband

MAY 28, 2025

AT&T reports AT&T agrees to acquire substantially all of Lumens Mass Markets fiber internet connectivity business in a deal thats expected to close in the first half of 2026 Transaction to stimulate investment, expand world-class connectivity in the U.S.,

Marketing

Blandin on Broadband

MAY 9, 2025

I wrote about the new Connection Willmar Initiative portal earlier this week , but the West Central Tribune has an update … The Connect Willmar Initiative marketplace had 65 sign-ups prior to the evening meeting of the Willmar City Council on Monday. The site had launched three days prior to that on May 2.

Connectivity

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 17, 2025

” Also in the meetings to express separate concerns about the deal were representatives from the Communications Workers of America, Public Knowledge, New America’s Open Technology Institute, the Benton Institute for Broadband and Society, and EchoStar, according to ex parte filings.

Mobile

Rural Broadband Association

MARCH 11, 2025

Throughout her life, Flossie Swanson held numerous jobs in construction, security and health aid before finally finding a role as a telecom technician at Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative (ASTAC; Anchorage, Alaska), where she worked until her retirement in 2016.

Telephone

Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 17, 2025

Today the MN Broadband Task Force met and heard from the Department of Labor and Industry about training and certification for broadband installers, a timely topic as the MN Legislature looks at amending rules that passed last session requiring training and certification for broadband installers. There is no fee required.

Broadband

Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 5, 2025

I have been following the story, but its good to see the story of Connect Wilmar Initiative in the Minnesota Star Tribune The fate of a $24.5 million broadband project came down to one vote at a City Council meeting here on Monday night. million in construction costs would be paid via bonds. The networks estimated $24.5

Network

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 18, 2025

Carr claimed it takes more than four and a half years to get the paperwork done to be greenlit by NEPA to complete pre-construction tests.  ”  With his desire for public safety, Carr’s plan will help with recovery updates, connecting public health and safety officials and victims in real time.

Cable

Blandin on Broadband

JUNE 3, 2025

Paul Bunyan Communications is making steady progress on its broadband expansion across parts of Itasca and St. Current Construction Areas: Itasca County: City of Coleraine St. Louis County: Areas of Alango, Angora, Owens, and Sandy Township Construction is currently in progress. Louis Counties.

Communication