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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.

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

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Study Finds that Fiber Cities Have More Smart City Activity

Yesterday, new research was released from RVA, LLC, showing that cities with fiber —especially those with widespread residential fiber—have more small cells and smart city applications than cities without, putting them ahead in the race for 5G.

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Read the latest blog from Alianza - CAF II Auction, Rural Broadband and the VoIP Phone Requirement

"The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is funding rural broadband investments with its 2018 Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II auction. And VoIP will play a role in making that happen."

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Clearfield® Delivers 144-port Count Fiber Distribution Hub As Carriers Race to Expand FTTH Markets

New cabinet targets needs of smaller serving areas for PON and cross-connect applications

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Lumos project will connect its network to undersea cables

Waynesboro-based Lumos Networks Corp. is working on a project that will enable it to route bandwidth traffic from two undersea cables to data centers in Ashburn.

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ADTRAN Builds Competitive Broadband Network for EWE TEL

ADTRAN®, Inc., announced EWE TEL, one of the largest regional providers of telecommunications services in Germany, has selected ADTRAN, and begun the rollout, of turnkey network implementation services.

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FBA Comments Filed in FCC's Investigation into Overlashing Requirements

Our reply Comments are supported by an affidavit by Fiber Broadband Association member: Steve Sellenriek, President of Sellenriek Construction Incorporated describing how important overlashing is to the rapid deployment of fiber infrastructure, cutting deployment time by 1/3.

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Fiber Broadband Association Annual Conference Approved for BICSI Education Credits

The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) is pleased to share that the annual Fiber Connect conference has been approved by BICSI as a Continuing Education Credits (CEC) opportunity. Those who attend the 2018 FIber Connect will be eligible to earn ten CECs.

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Read the latest blog from Alianza - Top 3 Reasons to Add VoIP to FTTH

At Alianza, we say: “Got Fiber? You need VoIP!” We say this because many new ISPs are entering the market without a background in voice services, and there’s great opportunity for them to grow revenue, accelerate ROI and deliver a better customer experience with a phone service portfolio.

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Fiber Broadband Association Welcomes New Member, Berntsen International Inc.

The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) is pleased to welcome Berntsen International Inc. as a new member. Based in Madison, Wisconsin, Berntsen International Inc. is an innovation leader in the design and manufacture of “smart” and traditional infrastructure marking systems.

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VETRO FiberMap™ & CostQuest Associates Release CAF II Opportunity Analysis Tool

VETRO FiberMap™ and CostQuest Associates (CQA) announced today the release of a jointly developed analysis tool for broadband providers to assess their potential for participating in the FCC’s forthcoming CAF II Reverse Auction.

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How Fast Is Your San Leandro Business Internet Connection – Really?

Take the City of San Leandro Business Community Broadband Survey today and help to create a Fiber Optic Master Plan designed to facilitate improved broadband access for our San Leandro businesses.

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CenturyLink and collab9 to deploy secure cloud communications to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) and collab9, a leading FedRAMP-authorized provider of secure cloud communications, today announced a recent contract win to provide Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) capabilities to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB).

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Technologies Management, Inc. Announces Company Name Change to Inteserra Consulting Group

Technologies Management, Inc. is now Inteserra Consulting Group

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The City of San Leandro, CA has Engaged Magellan Advisors to Develop Fiber-Optics Master Plan

The City of San Leandro, CA has engaged Magellan Advisors, the nation’s leading broadband and smart city consulting firm to assist the City in developing a Fiber-Optics Master Plan. Magellan’s West Coast team will work with Leadership from the City and Lit San Leandro to develop a plan that enhances

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Bristol Tennessee Essential Services is first utility to earn Malcolm Baldrige award

The Commerce Department noted that BTES offers the fastest internet available in the U.S. at 10 Gigabits per second, has implemented efficiencies that saved its customers approximately $70 million over the last 40 years and has customer satisfaction levels approaching 100 percent on many products an