BRANCH COUNTY — County commissioners invited Frontier Northern communication executives back on April 18 to discuss holes in the countywide service internet plan. In a March presentation, Frontier service maps showed significant areas of Sherwood, Butler, Gilead, and Noble townships not receiving Frontier fiber service under the $22.4 million state Realizing Opportunity with Broadband Infrastructure …
NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – From illuminating homes to connecting communities online, 4-County Electric Power Association is now powering up West Point with FastNet internet services. This marks a shift for 4-County, as it ventures beyond electricity, elevating internet access across the region. 4-County is known for lighting up homes across the south for decades and …
The News Undersea cable companies that extend internet services to West and Central Africa estimate that it could take five weeks to repair damages to their facilities noticed last week. Widespread internet outages in Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire were reported on Mar. 14, making many websites unavailable and disrupting online banking operations. Some …
UMATILLA, Ore., February 26, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Blue Mountain Networks, a locally owned and operated telecommunications provider in Oregon and Washington, is proud to announce the completion of a significant fiber optic network expansion project in Umatilla, Oregon. This initiative marks a substantial investment in the region’s digital infrastructure and signifies Blue Mountain’s commitment to providing state-of-the-art …
New York will receive $228.2 million in federal funding to connect tens of thousands of homes in rural and underserved communities to high-speed Internet. Applications are being accepted now for the ConnectALL’s Municipal Infrastructure Program, an effort to bridge the so-called digital divide that has kept some New York communities from connecting to the most …