Altice USA Q3 2018 Results Enjoy Fiber Boost

NEW YORK — Altice USA, the provider of Optimum and Suddenlink-branded internet, TV and phone...

Calix Launches the GigaSpire Smart Home System

LAS VEGAS — Calix, a provider of broadband communications access systems, launched the GigaSpire smart...

Choosing the Right Approach For SD-WAN Connectivity

Business customers are lining up to buy SD-WAN connectivity, so service providers are rushing to...

When Nothing Is Better Than Something

Your rural community may be blocked from receiving better internet service because of the availability...

An Ounce of Prevention

Because broadband has become an essential utility, network operators must prepare to deal with threats...

A New Way to Finance Fiber

Private activity bonds offer a low-risk way for cities to finance fiber builds. Here’s the...

Decentralized Broadband

Residents of a small town in Oregon experiment with a broadband network that rewards its...

The Power of Local Action

At Broadband Communities’ 2018 economic development conference, held in October in Ontario, California, participants shared...

Lyndon Township Puts Skin in the Game

Community leaders often assume broadband projects that require local tax increases will never fly. The...

Mont Belvieu Lights the Way for Texas

Texas law discouraged municipalities from providing broadband – until last year, when the city of...

Fiber for Fairlawn

Fairlawn, Ohio, built an FTTH network for economic development. Now it’s joining forces with the...

Municipal Broadband Pioneer Keeps Innovating

Ocala, Florida, was a gigabit city before gigabit was ‘a thing.’ After connecting anchor institutions...

Tools and Best Practices For Community Connectivity

Communities can follow these guidelines to assess their broadband needs, encourage public support for broadband...

Communities Rally To Bridge the Digital Divide

Nonprofits and municipalities work to get low-income residents access to the internet...

States Make the Right Moves

California, Washington and Indiana recently enacted legislation to help facilitate community broadband networks...

Broadband From the Ground Up

Community broadband projects often succeed only because local champions work for years to educate their...

Cooperatives and Rural Broadband

Underserved communities can provide broadband for themselves through nonprofit, cooperative entities. Many co-ops that were...

Communities Join Forces For Broadband

Regional efforts to develop broadband infrastructure are becoming more common. Recent examples include collaborations between...

Starting a Broadband Project Right

Good feasibility studies help communities move forward with their broadband projects. Bad studies are worse...

Hispanic Programming Is Evolving

Traditional linear delivery is still king in the world of Hispanic programming; OTT programs lag...

A Well-Rounded Education

Service providers and property owners can expand their knowledge about multifamily broadband at these three...