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FBA Statement on Proposed Rural Digital Opportunity Fund

Today, the FCC proposed creating a $20.4 billion Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. The proposal would raise the bar for rural broadband deployment by making more areas eligible for support and requiring faster service than last year’s Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II reverse auction.

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FBA Statement and Letter on the Future of the C-Band and Fiber Investment

Today, the Fiber Broadband Association filed a letter with the Federal Communications Commission supporting using the C-Band proceeding to develop such a network.

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Fiber Broadband Association Announces Annual Honorees at Fiber Connect 2019

ALLO Communications, Sonic, and Leader Volunteer, Mark Boxer at OFS, Recognized for Industry Excellence

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Fiber Broadband Association Statement on LIFT America Act Hearing

The Fiber Broadband Association applauds Chairman Pallone and his colleagues for their leadership with the LIFT America Act.

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AFL Enhances Its MicroCore® Fiber Optic Cable Series Adding Two Cables

An ideal alternative to traditional inside plant central loose tube ribbon cable, both cables eliminate concerns associated with edge fiber stresses due to preferential bend of encapsulated ribbons.

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Horizon Acquires Fiber Network in Indianapolis

Horizon, an Ohio-based regional fiber broadband company, has acquired a fiber network in the heart of downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, continuing Horizon’s strategic vision of becoming the leading Midwest fiber optic broadband provider.

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MBLINK Celebrates Connection of 1,000th Customer

Helping to make all this possible is the City’s network implementation partner Magellan Advisors, which Mr. Ligon says “has been with us every step of the way in the implementation of our fiber network. Scott Moehnke and the Magellan Advisors team have been an invaluable piece of our broadband

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Digital Network Construction Guide: Solving the complexities of large-scale network deployment

Render's Digital Network Construction Guide explores how digital practices and technology is enabling network owners and builders to realize time & cost efficiencies of 50%+ vs traditional construction methods.

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Clearfield Makes Fiber Storage Easy - It’s all in the Figure-Eight

Clearfield’s SmartRoute Infinity Panel provides up to 25% savings on total first cost of installation by streamlining the fiber deployment planning process

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Magellan lights up Downtown Sumter with Gigabit fiber!

The City of Sumter, SC selected Magellan Advisors as the Project Manager to oversee design, engineering, procurement and permitting, and provide construction management resources to expand the City’s fiber-optic network in the downtown Sumter geographic area.

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Black & Veatch: With their surging populaces more technologically savvy, cities must start planning digitally connected communities

New e-Book says digitizing infrastructure can lead to resilience, sustainability and better quality of life, services

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Berntsen International Receives US Patent for UHF RFID Technology Used to Locate and Manage Underground Utilities

Patent Advances Berntsen’s Focus on Enabling a Connected Infrastructure

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INNO Instrument Inc. to showcase the world’s highest magnification rate enabled fusion splicer at OFC 2019

The View 12R provides intense magnification for the optimal splicing environment

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Greenlight Begins Fiber Network Construction in Greece this Week

Greenlight Networks, an ultra-high-speed, broadband service provider and Rochester's Best Internet Service Provider, is starting construction of its fiber-optic network in Greece

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Vitruvi™ Software Announces Partnership with Keywork Labs Inc.

Keywork Labs Inc. to bring Vitruvi™ to a global audience.

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Podcast: Alianza rides wave of growth and change in CPaaS market

“At Alianza, with our mission, we are all about helping people to connect in new and innovative ways,” says Alianza CEO and Founder, Brian Beutler.

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Clearfield Launches New FieldSmart Fiber Active Cabinets

Fiber-optimized outdoor cabinets meet rigorous demands to accommodate integration of any active component

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Fiber Broadband Association Welcomes New Premier Member, Black & Veatch

The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) is pleased to announce Black & Veatch as its newest premier member.

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ETI’s Global Reach Expands as Telecommunications Leader Amdocs Integrates to ETI’s OSS Platform

Amdocs integrates to ETI Software’s Vision360 OSS to support high-speed voice, video and data at Hotwire Communications

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Lumos Networks Selects ADTRAN for Innovative 10G FTTP Rollout

Fiber-based Local Exchange Carrier is first to light up next-generation 10G PON services in rural Virginia

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Fiber Broadband Association Welcomes Release of White House Broadband Report

This morning, the White House released the American Broadband Initiative Milestones Report. It outlines multi-agency plans to increase broadband access in rural America. The Fiber Broadband Association welcomes the release of the report from the Departments of Agriculture and Commerce.

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Fiber Broadband Association Welcomes New Member, HellermannTyton

The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) is pleased to announce United Kingdom-based HellermannTyton as its newest member. HellermannTyton is a global manufacturer of cable management, identification, and network connectivity solutions — including fiber.