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Broadband Stimulus

Windstream Begins Broadband Construction in Oklahoma

Windstream asserted that nationally it was the largest recipient of broadband stimulus grants awarded on a competitive basis by the Rural Utilities Service, the agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture. ...More
January 19, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Level 3 Involved in California Broadband Project

Thanks to a project that is a joint effort of the Central Valley Independent Network and the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California, roughly 4 million people in nearly 2,000 communities will have access to broadband. ...More
December 19, 2011 By Josh Long
Posted in News, Service Creation & Delivery
FCC Faces Suits over Broadband Fund

The litigation comes in the wake of one of the most comprehensive rulemaking proceedings in the modern history of the agency. ...More
December 8, 2011 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Alcatel-Lucent Helps Big River Launch 4G Network

Al-Lu will supply the end-to-end 4G LTE solution that makes Big River’s broadband-stimulus-backed project possible. ...More
October 26, 2011 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
North Alabama Electric Picks ADTRAN for FTTH Deployment

ADTRAN’s solutions will combine broadband and smart-grid architectures to deliver both residential and business services to unserved and underserved areas in northern Alabama. ...More
August 18, 2011 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Level 3 Executives Cozy with White House – Report

An investigative report finds that former Level 3 executive Donald H. Gips was placed in charge of hiring in the Obama White House and later appointed ambassador to South Africa after collecting more than $500,000 for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. ...More
June 15, 2011 By Josh Long
Posted in News
DragonWave Connects Rural Backhaul

The microwave backhaul provider signs KeyOn Communications and Northeast Wireless. ...More
March 28, 2011 By Tim McElligott
Posted in News, Service & Network Management
CHR Solutions: Fomenting Leadership in Good Times and Bad

CHR’s James Taylor was named one of B/OSS' Best in Leadership in part for the way he helped grow the company into the undisputed leader in the rural software and services sector. Developing leaders within is something CHR takes quite seriously. ...More
February 1, 2011 By Tim McElligott
Posted in Articles
NGN Forum Intros Smart Energy Forum

The NGN Forum has launched a Smart Energy Forum which will focus on IP services used to power the smart grid, home grids and alternative energy sources such as wind and solar. ...More
October 5, 2010
Posted in News
Broadband: China Soars, U.S. Slows

Worldwide broadband subscriptions surpassed half-a-billion in the last few months, powered by strong growth in China. ...More
September 20, 2010 By Richard Martin
Posted in News