Mike Apgar (formerly of Speakeasy) and the folks over at Speedtest.net this week decided to open up their speed test data for public, government and private research. According to a company statement, that data includes over 1.5 billion tests so far (about a million a day). Academics will have access to the data for free, [...]
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 [...]
Frontier (NYSE: FTR) finally cleared the last regulatory hurdle in its bid to acquire Verizon’s (NYSE: VZ) rural lines in 14 states as the FCC gave its official approval of the deal late last Friday. The FCC decided to approve the deal because Frontier had agreed to a number of commitments that included, not surprisingly, [...]
Frontier (NYSE: FTR) now has the last state regulatory approval it needs to wrap its purchase of Verizon’s (NYSE: VZ) phone lines in 14 states as the West Va. Public Service Commission (PSC) approved the deal. West Virginia is the ninth and final state to approve the transaction, joining Arizona, California, Illinois, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, [...]
Verizon’s impending $8.6 billion rural line sale to Frontier has one more hurdle to clear: a mandate by West Virginia’s Public Service Commission (PSC) to dedicate $72.4 million to improve the state’s wireline voice service. Along with the FCC, West Va. is the last state approval Verizon needs to wrap up the deal. The West [...]