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Colorado Internet Update — September 2026: CenturyLink Moves Landlines to Wireless
CenturyLink is moving Front Range landline customers to a wireless replacement after selling its fiber to AT&T, and BAM Broadband…
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Virginia Internet Update — September 2026: Verizon Retires Copper in Rockingham County
Verizon has begun notifying Rockingham County customers that their copper phone lines are going away, and Bedford County has handed…
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North Carolina Internet Update — September 2026: A $1 Billion Fiber Plant Lands in Claremont
Prysmian is putting more than $1 billion into a Claremont fiber and glass campus, adding 385 jobs with groundbreaking this…
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Illinois Internet Update — September 2026: What the $831 Million Broadband Plan Actually Buys
Illinois was the last state approved under the federal BEAD program, and the plan that cleared spends $831 million on…
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New York Internet Update — September 2026: State Broadband Grants Cost More and Reach Fewer Homes
A review of New York’s two Capital Projects Fund broadband programs found they now carry about $38 million more in…
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Michigan Internet Update — September 2026: Allegan County’s $65M Fiber Build Is Finished
123NET has completed Allegan County’s countywide fiber network — about 1,100 miles and roughly 17,000 serviceable addresses — while Ottawa…
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Alabama Internet Update — September 2026: Seven Community Colleges Become Rural Fiber Hubs
Seven Alabama community colleges are the first connected to the Alabama Fiber Network, with all 24 targeted by the end…
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Michigan Internet Update — August 2026: All 17 BEAD Contracts Signed, $1.47 Billion Build Begins
Michigan signed contracts with all 17 BEAD grantees on 26-Aug-2026, clearing construction to begin on a $1.47B program reaching nearly…
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Ohio Internet Update — August 2026: $20M Route 30 Fiber Contract Signed, Eastern Rural Build Complete
Ohio signed a $20M contract for 257 miles of Route 30 middle-mile fiber, and Comcast completed a 2,300-location rural build…
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Florida Internet Update — August 2026: Spectrum Lights Up 8,000+ Citrus County Locations
Spectrum’s rural buildout in Citrus County nears completion, with service now available to more than 8,000 homes and small businesses.