Author: Fierce Telecom

Surf Internet, a Midwest-based fiber provider, has hired telco veterans from WOW! and Windstream as it continues to expand its network across Indiana, Illinois and Michigan. | The new hires come as Surf’s on track to reach 120,000 fiber passings by year-end, said Surf CEO Gene Crusie.

Surf Internet, a Midwest-based fiber provider, has hired telco veterans from WOW! and Windstream as it continues to expand its network across Indiana, Illinois and Michigan. | The new hires come as Surf’s on track to reach 120,000 fiber passings by year-end, said Surf CEO Gene Crusie.

Almost exactly one year since the federal government launched its Internet for All initiative, Assistant Secretary of Commerce Alan Davidson briefed House committees on the progress made so far in | By the end of last year, the NTIA had issued more than $307 million in BEAD and Digital Equity planning grants.

You might not think a company like Equinix would have much to do with closing the digital divide, but the company has found a way to put its resources to work. | The free ports will only be available to providers participating in the government’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP).