Ruston, Louisiana Gives Up, Will Sell City-Owned Fiber Network Karl Bode sean Mon Apr 22, 2024 Mon Apr 22, 2024 Ruston, Louisiana officials say they’re throwing in the towel, and will be selling a city-owned fiber network that has existed for the better part of 15 years. City officials say they finalized the decision at a city council meeting earlier this month, though they’d already...
Joplin, Missouri Strikes Partnership With ALLO Fiber To Beef Up Local Broadband Competition Karl Bode sean Thu Apr 18, 2024 Thu Apr 18, 2024 Joplin, Missouri has announced a new broadband public-private partnership (PPP) with ALLO Fiber that should help boost competition and lower rates across the city of 52,000. The partnership poses a particular challenge to regional cable giant...
Save The Date: Next B4DE Event Will Focus On Pathways To Affordable Connectivity Jordan Pittman sean Wed Apr 17, 2024 Wed Apr 17, 2024 The second Building for Digital Equity (#B4DE) event of the year will focus on what digital equity advocates across the nation are doing to address broadband affordability challenges and delve into the need for creating sustainable...
Chicopee Massachusetts Takes ‘Fiberhood’ Approach To City Fiber Rollout Karl Bode sean Fri Apr 12, 2024 Fri Apr 12, 2024 The city-owned utility in Chicopee, Massachusetts has adopted the “fiberhood” approach to broadband deployment as it expands affordable access to city residents under the Crossroads Fiber brand. Chicopee Electric Light launched Crossroads Fiber in the summer of 2019...
Building for Digital Equity Podcast Returns Jordan Pittman sean Thu Apr 11, 2024 Thu Apr 11, 2024 We are set to launch a brand new season that focuses on the frontline work to expand Internet access, address affordability, and help provide the digital skills and devices necessary to fully participate in a digital world. The first episode of 2024 features an insightful conversation with...