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Willmar City Council votes no to Charter Communication’s deal and sticks with Connect Willmar Initiative

Blandin on Broadband

They include a little background (of a story I have also been following) This decision comes after Charter, which does business in the city under the name Spectrum and is the city’s largest provider of internet and cable television services, on Feb.

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National Cable Association lauds Lakewood Township Project offers advice for BEAD

Blandin on Broadband

Governing posts an opinion piece from Michael Powell, president of NCTA-the Internet and Television Association, which represents America’s cable industry… The real work takes place on the ground. Take, for example, a recent build in the northern Minnesota community of Lakewood Township.

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Consolidated Telephone Company and Meeker Cooperative Light and Power launch MC Fiber

Blandin on Broadband

West Central Tribune reports … A new utility services company specializing in underground fiber construction, MC Fiber launched in late September, according to a news release from Meeker Cooperative Light and Power and Vibrant Broadband in Litchfield.

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Willmar City Council to meet with Charter Communications amid conversations with Hometown Fiber on an open access network

Blandin on Broadband

The West Central Tribune reports The Willmar City Council and staff on Monday said a meeting would be conducted later this week with the company after its letter asking the city to hold off on the construction of an open-access broadband network. While the construction costs for the Connect Willmar Initiative are estimated to be $24.5

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Coon Valley Delivers High Speed Access to Rural Customers

USTELECOM

From a single switchboard in the local lumber yard, the company has constantly improved and upgraded: the first magneto service gave way to a complete rebuild in the 1950s; a new dial system in the 1960s; long distance in the 1990s; digital television in the 2000s; and now the move to fiber optic, with a goal of 100% fiber optic by 2025.

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Bill introduced in MN House: HF974 related to definition of provider and role of franchise and permitting and more

Blandin on Broadband

new text begin (b) For purposes of this section and section 237.163, telecommunications service does not include: (1) cable service, as defined under United States Code, title 47, section 522(6); or (2) broadband service, as defined under section 116J.39, Use requirements. Use requirements. Use requirements. 39, subdivision 1.

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Digital Infrastructure Investment 2024: 'All-in' on Open Access

Broadband Breakfast

Their network provides blazingly fast Internet speeds, phone, and television services. Vikash has been covering the US Cable, Media and Telecom industries for over 15 years and has extensive knowledge about the broadband industry. He is a Chartered Accountant, holds an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad and is a CFA Charterholder.