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Fiber Broadband Association Welcomes New Member, Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure

The Fiber Broadband Association is pleased to welcome Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure as a new member. Hexagon, which is based in Madison, Alabama is a leading global provider of information technology solutions that drive productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial landscapes.

Member News

Clearfield® Expands Cabinet Portfolio with 864-port Fiber Distribution Hub

Clearfield, Inc. announced general availability of the FieldSmart® Fiber Distribution Hub (FDH) 864-port PON cabinet, the latest addition to Clearfield’s portfolio of passive and active cabinets.

Member News

The City of Chula Vista, CA has Engaged Magellan Advisors to Develop Telecommunications Master Plan

Magellan’s West Coast team will work with Chula Vista’s leadership to develop a plan that focuses on implementation of smart city initiatives to support the City’s connectivity, responsiveness, transparency and innovation.

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Portsmouth Take s Next Steps to Become a Smart City

The Portsmouth City Council is taking the next steps to make the historic port city a smart city.

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Fiber Broadband Association Applauds FCC Action to Remove Barriers to Pole Attachments

Proposal a “Win” for Fiber Investment and Broadband Deployment Across the Country.

Industry News

Association Supports Pending FCC Decision on Pole Attachments

The Fiber Broadband Association filed at letter at the FCC supporting the FCC’s recently proposed changes to the pole attachment process and urged the FCC to adopt those changes at the August 2nd Open Meeting. The FCC’s proposed rules to the pole attachment process are positive reforms and wi

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BURLINGTON TELECOM RECEIVES HIGH MARKS IN ANNUAL CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY

Exceptional Customer Satisfaction Rating Holds Steady Despite All-Time Low for ISP Industry Nationwide

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“Home Run” for Rural America in Irby - Biarri Networks Partnership

The innovative Irby-Biarri approach uses geospatial data, along with pre-defined architectural and underlying business rules, then algorithmically automates and optimizes the design process—right from concept and high-level design through to the point of construction pack delivery

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Fiber Broadband Association Welcomes New Member, Streakwave Wireless

The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) is pleased to welcome Streakwave Wireless as a new member. Streakwave Wireless, a wholesale supplier based in San Jose, California, distributes broadband networking and telecommunications equipment all over the world.

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Fiber Broadband Association Welcomes New Member, Fatbeam

The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) is pleased to welcome Fatbeam as a new member.

Member News

Clearfield® Delivers the new FieldSmart® FxMP Industry’s First Universal Mount Multi-Purpose Fiber Panel

Streamlines fiber deployments by leveraging one panel design for any rack size

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FBA submits support for The ACCESS BROADBAND Act

FBA Executive Director Lisa Youngers filed support for H.R. 3994, The Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act (ACCESS BROADBAND Act).

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Call for Nomination to serve as Director of Regulations

The LATAM Chapter of the Fiber Broadband Association is seeking nomination to fill the open position on the LATAM Regulatory Committee, on the Board of Directors, to help lead the organization dedicated to furthering the adoption of high-quality fiber access networks in Latin America.

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Fiber Broadband Association Welcomes New Member, Total Cable Solutions

The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) is pleased to welcome our newest member Total Cable Solutions. Located in Springboro, Ohio, Total Cable Solutions provides specialized fiber cabling and end-to-end connectivity solutions in the Telecom and Data Center industries.

Member News

Alianza Sets New Milestone With More Than 60 Service Providers and 300,000 Seats on its Cloud Voice Platform

Company joins Cloud Communications Alliance to bring cloud solutions to UCaaS providers

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Lisa Youngers Appointed by the Fiber Broadband Association as Executive Director

The Fiber Broadband Association, the largest trade association in the Americas dedicated to all-fiber-optic broadband, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Lisa Youngers to become the Association’s Executive Director effective July 9, 2018.

Member News

The City of Oxnard has begun the process of developing a citywide Fiber Master Plan for building a high-speed fiber optic network to bring gigabit-speed Internet to the city

The City of Oxnard has contracted with Magellan Advisors and Iteris, Inc., to assist in developing a plan that achieves Oxnard’s goal of leveraging its current fiber assets to become a “Tech” and “Gigabit” city.

Industry News

FCC Makes It Easier, Quicker for Incumbents to Discontinue Outdated Voice and Data Services

The Federal Communications Commission voted last week to ease requirements on incumbent telcos discontinuance of legacy voice and data services,

Member News

Public - Private Partnerships Case Study from Finley

Finley recently partnered with Nobles County and Lismore Cooperative Telephone Company to address the need for better broadband. This project is a great example of public-private partnerships solving the problem of poor or non-existent broadband access for rural communities.

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Fiber Broadband Association Announces Industry’s Only Fiber Service Provider Certification

Today, the Fiber Broadband Association announces a one-of-its kind network certification program for network operators connecting their residential customers with fiber and all-fiber networks.

Member News

Greenlight Networks to deploy Nokia XGS-PON fiber technology to bring new ultra-broadband services to customers in New York

First commercial deployment of XGS-PON in New York will open the door to new enhanced services and applications for Greenlight customers living in Rochester

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Three Fiber ISPs Launch Turnkey Phone Service Portfolio With Alianza Cloud Voice Platform

FIBER CONNECT 2018, NASHVILLE, Tenn. —June 4, 2018—Alianza Inc., the cloud voice platform company, announced today that three fiber broadband Internet service providers (ISPs) have selected Alianza’s Cloud Voice Platform to power new VoIP phone services for their customers.

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Fiber Broadband Moves Into Second Place For Home Internet

Fiber Broadband Association and RVA, LLC research shows fiber optic broadband has overtaken DSL in the US this year in market share among those in Internet-connected homes

Member News

Congratulations, Gary Ervin of Ervin Cable!

Our premier members are always reaching great heights in the fiber broadband landscape. This past month, Gary Ervin, Executive Chairman of Ervin Cable Construction, LLC — a subsidiary of premier member Dycom Industries, Inc. — reached great heights of his own.

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Fiber Broadband Honorees Announced at Fiber Connect

Awards given to fiber champions from Rocket Fiber, On Trac, MetroNet, and Kelley Drye