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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.

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FCC Makes It Easier, Quicker for Incumbents to Discontinue Outdated Voice and Data Services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

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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.

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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

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Fiber Broadband Association and LATAM Chapter Welcome New Premier Member, INNO Instrument

The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) is pleased to welcome INNO Instrument as a new Premier Member for both North America and its Latin American (LATAM) Chapter.

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Fiber Broadband Association LATAM Chapter Welcomes New Premier Member, ARRIS International plc

The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) is pleased to welcome ARRIS International plc as a new Premier Member of the Fiber Broadband Association Latin American (LATAM) Chapter.

Member News

Magellan Advisors Continues to Assist South Bay on Phase II Broadband Plan

South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) in Los Angeles County, CA has extended the South Bay Workforce Investment Board’s (SBWIB) contract with Magellan Advisors to solicit and evaluate proposals for a regional broadband network operator

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Fiber Broadband Association CEO and President Heather Burnett Gold Wins Cornerstone Award

The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) is delighted to announce that Heather Burnett Gold, CEO and President of the Fiber Broadband Association, has won the 2018 Broadband Communities Cornerstone Award for her vision of fiber broadband technology as key to the sustainable communities of tomorrow.

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VETRO AND COSTQUEST ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP

We are pleased to announce an integration partnership blending VETRO FiberMap’s fiber GIS with CostQuest’s broadband business case modeling engine.

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ETI Software Now Supports MobiTV Connect™, Simplifying the Digital Transformation to IP Cloud-Based Services

“ETI’s integration with MobiTV will allow our service providers to evolve to a next-gen video platform while maintaining all back-end integrations,” said Greg Gross, Senior Director, Product Management, ETI Software.

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Clearfield Appoints Rosa Burns as New Chief Revenue Officer

The newly created position is a key milestone in Clearfield’s growth strategy to leverage national carrier approvals and master purchase agreements gained to-date. Burns brings more than 20 years of fiber optics equipment sales experience.

Industry News

1st Quarter 2018 Update from the Public Policy Committee

Public Policy Committee Chair Gary Bolton reports increased member engagement and significant progress achieved in 1Q18

Industry News

Fiber Broadband Association Files with FCC on Pole Attachment Process

Last week the Fiber Broadband Association filed an ex parte letter with the FCC urging them to move forward on amending the pole attachment rules, enabling faster deployment of advanced wireline networks.

Member News

Newport Utilities Launches Beta Testing for Gigabit Broadband Network

Newport Utilities (NU), located in Newport, TN, has launched beta testing for its new fiber-optic broadband network, NUconnect.

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Benefits of IoT for Underground Fiber Assets Focus of New Ebook and April 26 Webinar

Berntsen International Inc., an innovation leader in infrastructure marking solutions designed for a connected world, is presenting the webinar hosted by the Fiber Broadband Association. Berntsen has released an ebook, IoT Goes Underground, Why Connected Infrastructure Is the Next Frontier

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Fiber Broadband Association Conference in Detroit sets Spotlight on Fiber Community Benefits

With communities around the country clamoring for next-generation digital infrastructure, the Fiber Broadband Association announced today the full agenda for its 2018 regional conference in Detroit.

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ADTRAN Increases Market Leadership in North American MSO Business by Entering Broad Based Agreement with Sumitomo Electric Industries

ADTRAN accelerates MSOs’ path to SD-Access with the expansion of Gigabit broadband portfolio

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ETI Software Now Supports Alianza’s Cloud Voice Platform

ETI Software Solutions is proud to announce it now supports the VoIP and unified communications software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution from Alianza, the cloud voice platform company.

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Foresite Group, Inc. and COS Systems to Deliver Gigabit Open Access Community Networks

Foresite Group, Inc. and COS Systems are happy to announce that they are partnering to help American communities take control of their digital future by building their own gigabit networks. Using a methodology that builds on community engagement and real-time collection of data to create the build-o