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Small Texas City Losing Cable TV, Keeping Internet after Network Sale

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, September 3, 2024 – A small Texas city is finding out what it's like when the cable TV company cuts the cord. 6,000) will soon experience a shift in its media landscape as TDS Telecom plans to discontinue its cable TV service there by Sept. the parent company of Big Bend Telephone Co., Alpine, Texas (pop.

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Consolidated Telephone Company and Meeker Cooperative Light and Power launch MC Fiber

Blandin on Broadband

MC Fiber is a collaborative effort between Meeker Cooperative Light and Power and Consolidated Telephone Company, based in Brainerd. To do this, the company will utilize their expertise in plowing, cable pulling and blowing as well as directional boring for mainline and drop fiber projects, according to the news release.

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More info on Lismore Telephone Company and Woodstock Communications MN Broadband grant project in Nobles County

Blandin on Broadband

The Globe reports… REGIONAL — The Lismore Telephone Company and Woodstock Communications will expand implementation of broadband fiber optic cables to give communities they serve better Internet access after receiving $209,598 and $2.9 million, respectively.

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Understanding The True Meaning Of Broadband Internet

Airtel

In its most basic form, it is a continuous high-speed Internet connection. Broadband refers to a wide bandwidth that your ISP (Internet Service Provider) over a fast network. Broadband internet is offered via a variety of methods, with availability changing depending on region. But do you know the actual meaning of broadband?

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First cables laid to bring fast, reliable broadband to South Wiltshire under government’s Project Gigabit

Total Telecom

Mole ploughs broke the ground in Stapleford last week, as Wessex Internet began its physical work to deliver full fibre internet to 14,500 homes and businesses in South Wiltshire. This means a fibre optic cable goes all the way to each building, rather than stopping at a cabinet down the road. The contract is worth ÂŁ18.8

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NCTA Urges Caution in SES, Intelsat Transaction

Broadband Breakfast

2, 2024 - Cable operators that need satellite services to receive TV programming are concerned about SES's proposed $3.1 NCTA, The Internet and Television Association filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission on Monday regarding the planned merger between the satellite operators. WASHINGTON, Oct.

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States must designate providers, service areas under FCC reclassification of Internet delivered services as telecommunications utility.

EldoTelecom

In the case of an area served by a rural telephone company, “service area” means such company’s “study area” unless and until the Commission and the States, after taking into account recommendations of a Federal-State Joint Board instituted under section 410(c) of this title , establish a different definition of service area for such company.