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Vodafone to use open RAN in 30 percent of European networks by 2030 (Fierce)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Wed, 03/02/2022 - 14:59Consolidated’s fiber rollout in Maine gets $18 million boost from NTIA
Consolidated Communications unveiled plans to deploy its Fidium Fiber service to 22,000 rural homes in Maine, with help from a fresh infusion of cash from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The NTIA awarded $277.2 million in funding through its Broadband Infrastructure Program for 13 projects across 12 states. Grants included $28.1 million for the ConnectMaine Authority to help fund last-mile deployments to more than 11,000 locations statewide.
Shentel will spend over $165 million to double its fiber footprint in 2022 (Fierce)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 14:52China telecom companies have 1 million-plus 5G base stations, but are they beating the US in 5G? (Fierce)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 14:49FCC Commissioner Starks says chip shortages impact Wi-Fi 6E (Fierce)
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Detroit program helps close the Digital Divide for residents
Joshua Edmonds, director of Digital Inclusion with the City of Detroit, said the city set up a program in 2019 called Connect 313 to help residents get access to broadband connectivity. The initial goal was “building a table for which everybody who was intersecting with the Digital Divide could sit. Whether that’s our telecom providers, residents, non-profits, community organizations, churches, big tech companies.” The program now has over 500 member organizations. The City of Detroit has done a number of things as part of Connect 313.
Cable One scraps 100 Mbps plan as high-speed demand rises
Cable One unveiled a plan to ditch its 100 Mbps plan at the end of Q1 and make a 200 Mbps tier its entry-level offering, citing strong demand for higher-speed services. CEO Julie Laulis said approximately 22% of its residential broadband customers are currently on its 100 Mbps plan, but “200 meg will become – and quite honestly it already is – our standard offering.” She said the move comes in response to consumer demand for faster speeds, noting four out of five new customers in Q4 opted for speeds at or above 200 Mbps.
Dish, DirecTV will ‘melt away’ without merger, Ergen says (Fierce)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 02/25/2022 - 15:01Dish and T-Mobile resolve their CDMA shut-off dispute
Dish Network has resolved its dispute with T-Mobile over the shut-down of T-Mobile’s 3G CDMA network. The parties have agreed that T-Mobile’s CDMA network will officially shut down on March 31—the same date that T-Mobile has been sticking to in the fight between the two carriers. The two carriers are working together to communicate to Boost customers who are still on the CDMA network and to help them obtain new handsets. In the short-term Dish expects some continued churn of Boost Mobile customers.