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Bringing broadband to the boonies, part 3: Fiber’s not free

Published on March 28, 2012 By Don

Stimulus dollars are connecting Eric Mack’s tiny mountain town to a high-speed fiber network. But without further investment, the new technology could continue to pass him by.
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Socket Telecom fields ADTRAN Total Access 5000 for FTTH in Missouri

Published on March 26, 2012 By Don

ADTRAN, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADTN) says that Missouri CLEC and Internet provider Socket Telecom has built a broadband stimulus funded fiber to the home (FTTH) network in central Missouri using the ADTRAN Total Access 5000 broadband platform.

Calix racks up 12 new broadband stimulus project wins

Published on February 6, 2012 By Don

Calix’s (NYSE: CALX) emphasis on serving broadband stimulus award winners has paid off in the current quarter as the vendor reported that an additional 12 service providers have signed deals to leverage their Unified Access portfolio.
In total, the ven…

Windstream breaks ground on Oklahoma broadband stimulus project

Published on January 19, 2012 By Don

Stilwell, Okla. is the latest town that will benefit from Windstream’s (Nasdaq: WIN) broadband stimulus program, as the ILEC has begun building out necessary network facilities in the area to deliver broadband services to area residential and business …

Oregon broadband stimulus project held up by franchise fee fight

Published on December 7, 2011 By Don

Oregon’s Clackamas County is the latest region to face a challenge in getting their broadband stimulus middle mile project off the ground due to a disagreement over franchise fees in Oregon City.
As reported in The Oregonian, Clackamas County broke gro…

Windstream adds S.C. to its latest broadband stimulus work order

Published on November 18, 2011 By Don

Windstream’s (Nasdaq: WIN) move to begin construction on its latest broadband stimulus project in South Carolina shows that the telco is accelerating its project completion schedule.
To date, the service provider has begun projects in six states, inclu…

RUS Announces $478 Million in New Broadband Loans – Expansion Projects Get Aid Across Fifteen States

Published on November 15, 2011 By Don

As a Congressional Committee begins sniffing around oversight of broadband stimulus funding due to the Open Range bankruptcy, the Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture this week announced a total of $478.5 million in new broadband lo…

Louisiana Loses $80 Million Broadband Grant – Project Fell Too Far Behind Schedule

Published on November 11, 2011 By Don

Louisiana is losing an $80 million grant intended to expand broadband service in the state. The grant was intended to help in deploying 900 miles of fiber to anchor institutions including universities, schools, libraries, healthcare facilities with…

Windstream’s $38M Fla. broadband stimulus project gets underway

Published on November 1, 2011 By Don

Windstream (Nasdaq: WIN) has broken ground on its first broadband stimulus project in Mayo, Fla. thanks to a broadband stimulus grant it won in the state under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
The project in Mayo is being funded …

Louisiana’s middle mile project halts as broadband grant is revoked

Published on October 28, 2011 By Don

Lousiana’s Broadband Alliance (LBA) project may have had some grand ambitions, but it looks like those ambitions may be a dream deferred as the U.S. Department of Commerce has revoked its $80 million Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTO…