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Massachusetts government backs three public broadband projects

In Massachusetts the drive for broadband stimulus funding is not being sought by private telcos but rather by towns and cities. Governor Deval Patrick's office is backing three public broadband

Intellifiber expands its Ethernet over Copper reach

Wanting to fill in the famous fiber availability gap that every carrier has to deal with in expanding their Ethernet footprint, Intellifiber, a subsidiary of Cavalier Telephone, is now offering

Just what is the definition of the open Internet anyway?

The big draw during last week's CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment show was the keynote from FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, who extended an olive branch to an industry battered by inquiries of

NTELOS to expand fiber network presence

Regional telco NTELOS this week announced that it will double its West Virginia fiber network presence by acquiring the majority of Allegheny Energy's glass. Va.-based NTELOS currently has a 400-mile

FierceTelecom Leaders: Monisha Merchant, director of product management, Level 3

Level 3 may be known as one of the class of the late 1990s long-haul wholesale providers that built a long-haul optical network that crisscrossed the U.S. for other carriers. As it built out its

New Zealand proposes ambitious broadband plan

Australia and Singapore aren't the only countries with ambitious government-backed broadband plans. Now, New Zealand has unveiled its own broadband initiative. Under New Zealand's plan, the country's

Part 2 - Interview with Kristine Faulkner, Cox Business, VP of product development

FierceTelecom: I assume when you talk about wireless backhaul, the majority of it is going over your fiber network? But as you expand the capabilities of your HFC plant, do you see more wireless

NTIA extends broadband grant application deadline

The wait to see who will get money in the first round of the National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) broadband stimulus grants will soon be over as the agency said it

FiberLight secures $13M in funding

For any service provider, much less a competitive fiber provider, to secure new funding in a down economy is somewhat of an anomaly, yet Atlanta, Ga.-based FiberLight announced this week that it

Oregon community's 5-year muni-fiber plan struggling

Sherwood, Ore., a small city southwest of Portland with about 16,000 residents, is knee-deep in cost overruns and service shortfalls after five years of trying to launch its own fiber-optic network.