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Small Texas City Losing Cable TV, Keeping Internet after Network Sale

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WASHINGTON, September 3, 2024 – A small Texas city is finding out what it's like when the cable TV company cuts the cord. 6,000) will soon experience a shift in its media landscape as TDS Telecom plans to discontinue its cable TV service there by Sept. the parent company of Big Bend Telephone Co., Alpine, Texas (pop.

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Tim Stelzig: Explaining BEAD, Trying to Bridge the Digital Divide

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Federal subsidies therefore are necessary for ubiquitous access to internet service. The FCC’s USF Fund was initially designed as a ratepayer cross-subsidy program to ensure all Americans had access to telephone service. of occupied housing units have a fixed and/or mobile telephone service subscription.

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

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MC Fiber is a collaborative effort between Meeker Cooperative Light and Power and Consolidated Telephone Company, based in Brainerd. To do this, the company will utilize their expertise in plowing, cable pulling and blowing as well as directional boring for mainline and drop fiber projects, according to the news release.

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First cables laid to bring fast, reliable broadband to South Wiltshire under government’s Project Gigabit

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Mole ploughs broke the ground in Stapleford last week, as Wessex Internet began its physical work to deliver full fibre internet to 14,500 homes and businesses in South Wiltshire. This means a fibre optic cable goes all the way to each building, rather than stopping at a cabinet down the road. The contract is worth £18.8

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More info on Lismore Telephone Company and Woodstock Communications MN Broadband grant project in Nobles County

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The Globe reports… REGIONAL — The Lismore Telephone Company and Woodstock Communications will expand implementation of broadband fiber optic cables to give communities they serve better Internet access after receiving $209,598 and $2.9 million, respectively.

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Charter Buying Cox for $34.5 Billion

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Merger: Charter   Communications  under CEO  Christopher Winfrey  is buying cable broadband ISP  Cox Communications , a privately held subsidiary of  Cox Enterprises  that serves more than  7 million  homes and businesses across 18 U.S. states , Charter announced Friday.

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NCTA Urges Caution in SES, Intelsat Transaction

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2, 2024 - Cable operators that need satellite services to receive TV programming are concerned about SES's proposed $3.1 NCTA, The Internet and Television Association filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission on Monday regarding the planned merger between the satellite operators. WASHINGTON, Oct.

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