The Governors of three large states are urging federal regulators to approve Comcast’s planned acquisition of a controlling stake in NBC Universal for $13.75 billion. In a letter to the FCC, Governors David Paterson of New York, Arnold Schwarzenegger of California and Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania say that “the significant benefits associated with the creation [...]
Lightower Fiber Networks’ move to acquire Westford, Mass.-based Veroxity Technology Partners is yet another sign that much like the Tier 2 ILEC market, the competitive telecom industry is continuing down its own consolidation path. By acquiring Veroxity, Lightower will be able to instantly expand its fiber network footprint and customer base in the lucrative Boston [...]
According to an announcement by T-Mobile, the company has expanded the availability of their faster HSPA+ wireless broadband upgrades. The faster service is theoretically capable of speeds up to 21 Mbps, though of course users in real-world settings are seeing substantially less. Still, T-Mobile’s confident enough in the speeds they’re delivering to claim they’re now [...]
A company by the name of Allied Fiber today announced they have begun construction on a nationwide “neutral” dark fiber and co-location network. The network, which according to the company’s website will be constructed in five phases, will ultimately cover some 11,548 miles. The company’s aggressive plan targets data centers, rural ISPs, wireless companies and [...]
Allied Fiber, a provider of dark fiber capacity, is moving ahead with the build out of the first phase of its ambitious U.S.-based nationwide wholesale fiber network. Expected to be completed in Q4 2010, the first phase of Allied Fiber’s network build, which will cost about $140 million, will link New York, Chicago and Ashburn, Va. [...]
Verizon (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) is taking its environmental responsibility to the streets in Long Island as the service provider starts up five hybrid fuel aerial-lift trucks–the first of 160 alternative-energy vehicles the service provider plans to add to its trucking fleet in New York. Otherwise known as bucket trucks, these new hybrid trucks contain batteries that [...]
The Supreme Court has refused to hear a challenge from cable companies to the 18-year-old requirement that they carry local broadcast stations. The court had already upheld the requirement twice, in both 1994 and 1997, but Cablevision recently challenged the ruling again because they were upset by being forced to carry Kingston, New York’s WRNN, [...]
T-Mobile’s latest earnings indicate that the carrier lost 77,000 customers in the first quarter. That’s the company’s first posted subscriber loss, and T-Mobile added 415,000 customers during the same quarter last year. The CEO of T-Mobile owner Deutsche Telekom noted he’s dissatisfied with T-Mobile’s performance, but still insists the company is a “cash cow.” The [...]
Clearwire this week issued a handful of press releases clarrifying the company’s summer Mobile WiMax network expansion plans. After announcing the expansion of the network into multiple central Pennsylvania markets earlier this week, the company added Nashville; Daytona and Orlando, Florida; Merced, Modesto, Stockton and Visalia, California; Rochester and Syracuse, New York; Wilmington, Delaware; Eugene, [...]
Those interested in getting TiVO via cable overbuilder RCN should be happy to learn that the cable company has launched TiVo Premiere service in the Washington DC market. According to a prepared statement, the new service is available to customers of any RCN bundle for an additional $20 a month. While only in DC now, [...]