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

Blandin on Broadband

West Central Tribune reports … A new utility services company specializing in underground fiber construction, MC Fiber launched in late September, according to a news release from Meeker Cooperative Light and Power and Vibrant Broadband in Litchfield.

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Consumer Groups Support EchoStar’s 5G Construction Extension

Broadband Breakfast

is a small, family-owned telecommunications company that provide residential, small business and enterprise consumers with fiber-optic Internet, telephone and television services across 14 rural Vermont villages. VTel, based in Springfield, Vt.,

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Coon Valley Delivers High Speed Access to Rural Customers

USTELECOM

That’s exactly what Coon Valley Farmer’s Telephone Co., Construction season officially kicked off at the end of March, as the company’s crews prepared to tackle “100 miles of territory in desperate need of bandwidth.” It wasn’t all smooth sailing, as construction was stopped by an April snowstorm!

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Bill introduced in MN House: HF974 related to definition of provider and role of franchise and permitting and more

Blandin on Broadband

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 222.37, subdivision 1, is amended to read: Subdivision 1. Use requirements. Use requirements. Use requirements. A waiver of the notice requirement must be renewed on an annual basis. new text begin Authority granted under this paragraph must be granted before the person provides the service.

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Protecting The Nation's Critical Communications Infrastructure From Theft and Vandalism

Broadband Breakfast

While these high-bandwidth communications and data lines consist of glass optical fibers typically encased by plastic sheaths and do not contain copper, fiber components are often mistaken for the copper wires in telephone networks. Threats to communications infrastructure are not limited to acts of thieves in search of copper.

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MN Senate introduces SF2045: establishing Equal Access to Broadband Act; modifying provisions for broadband services and infrastructure

Blandin on Broadband

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 222.37, subdivision 1, is amended to read: Subdivision 1. Use requirements. (a) c) For emergency repair an entity shall notify the governing body as soon as practical after the repair is made. (d) Authority granted under this paragraph must be granted before the person provides the service. (a)