Author Archives: Susan Carter

Big news out of Brightspeed yesterday who announced plans for an all-fiber, gig-speed network reaching 40,000 potential Pennsylvania customers by the end of next year. The company (initially comprised of […]

At yesterday’s Public Meeting the PA PUC voted unanimously in support of a Motion by Vice Chairman John Coleman essentially denying the petition of DRIVE to withdraw from the proceeding […]

If you have something to say regarding the way federal agencies are spending your tax dollars on broadband projects sharpen your pencil. Earlier this week the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau […]

In a Public Notice released yesterday, the FCC opened the inaugural Broadband Data Collection (BDC) filing window. The new BDC system is designed to collect information on where facilities-based BB […]

At yesterday’s Public Meeting, the PUC voted unanimously in support of the staff recommendation in the matter involving the Commission’s streamlined approval of voluntarily negotiated interconnection agreements. The PTA filed […]

Help is on the way for those preparing to compile and submit data for the FCC’s new and improved broadband maps. The Commission announced this week that it has established […]

The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority met yesterday with its new Executive Director in place (Brandon Carson) and addressed a variety of issues including the subcommittee structure for the authority. Under […]

More than a few items of interest in yesterday’s Open Meeting of the FCC and next month’s meeting looks interesting as well. Yesterday, Commissioners considered a report and order on […]

A good first quarter for TDS Telecommunications who reported the addition of 22,000 new fiber addressable locations to its footprint. The company now serves a third of its 1.4 million […]