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Press Releases
Press Releases
- New Study Finds All-Fiber Deployments to 90% of Households Achievable in Next Decade
Sep 10, 2019 04:26 AM
Today, we are on a pace to deploy all-fiber networks to about 50% of US households by 2025.... - FBA Statement on Proposed Rural Digital Opportunity Fund
Aug 01, 2019 12:38 PM
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.... - FBA Statement and Letter on the Future of the C-Band and Fiber Investment
Jul 26, 2019 09:42 AM
Today, the Fiber Broadband Association filed a letter with the Federal Communications Commission supporting using the C-Band proceeding to develop such a network....
Member News
Member News
- AFL Enhances Its MicroCore® Fiber Optic Cable Series Adding Two Cables
Apr 29, 2019 09:28 AM
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.... - Horizon Acquires Fiber Network in Indianapolis
Apr 24, 2019 03:47 PM
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.... - MBLINK Celebrates Connection of 1,000th Customer
Apr 24, 2019 02:51 PM
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...
Industry News
Industry News
- Vinton Municipal Electric Utility (VMEU) is requesting proposals for the following to assist the utility in building a Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) build-out in Vinton, Iowa.
Dec 13, 2018 03:37 PM
Vinton Municipal Electric Utility (VMEU) is requesting proposals for the following to assist the utility in building a Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) build-out in Vinton, Iowa.... - Comsof opens new Toronto office to support rapid growth
Dec 10, 2018 04:57 PM
Comsof, the leader in automated fiber network planning and design software is expanding its Toronto office and hiring new engineers. “We need the extra space and talent to support our growing client base”, explains Kevin Wynne, Manager of Comsof Americas.... - The City of Santa Ana, CA Partners with Magellan Advisors for Telecommunications Policy and Broadband Master Planning Services
Nov 20, 2018 07:05 AM
The City of Santa Ana, California has selected Magellan Advisors to consult on telecommunications policy and broadband master planning...
