Grace Dickson

Great to see Calhoun County Consolidated Dispatch in Michigan launching its new county-wide #radio system to help law enforcement, fire departments, EMS and other public safety agencies seamlessly communicate during emergencies. Powered by Motorola Solutions, the new system operates on Michigan’s Public Safety Communications System, and will help strengthen the range, audio clarity and interoperability of mission-critical communications across the county. Learn more:

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Olivia Trusty receives Senate confirmation to the FCC; Legislation in Illinois paves the way for Electric Cooperatives to provide broadband; Reconnect funding restored by the House Appropriations Subcommittee & a new record for streaming. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe. #broadband #fiber #EMC #ReConnect #AI / Olivia Trusty / Federal Communications Commission / SoftBank / Fiber Broadband Association / Brightspeed / STARLINK

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Meeting the growing high-speed broadband demands across Springfield, Champaign, Chicago, South Bend, Terre Haute, and Indianapolis, Great Plains Communications has announced it has collaborated with Ciena to upgrade its carrier backbone and transport networks in Illinois and Indiana. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Llb5fe

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Metro Communications Agrees to Acquire MTCO Communications Metro Communications entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MTCO Communications, which serves approximately 10,000 customers in Central Illinois under the DigiMax brand. Metro is a regional internet and network services provider that builds and operates fiber optic networks serving the wireless, enterprise, wholesale, and consumer markets. This transaction expands Metro’s footprint across Central Illinois and further strengthens its consumer offering under the Conxxus brand. #acquisitions

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AI is moving fast. Regulations are too. Building a governance program that keeps up isn't easy, but it starts with the right foundation. This eBook covers the first steps. Download here: https://lnkd.in/gUhzcNN9 ​

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The Detroit Community Technology Project (DCTP) is tackling digital inequality head-on. In a city where 38% of homes lack internet access, DCTP trains local residents as Digital Stewards to build and maintain their own neighborhood-governed wireless networks. https://lnkd.in/eQF_QPNz

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Meet our new 25G PON high-density line card, LLLT-A: designed to deliver mass market, multi-gig, residential broadband services that users expect from a premium broadband experience. Based on the Quillion chipset, it supports GPON, XGS, and #25G PON, providing flexible upgrade options that can future-proof fiber access networks. Read the full story: https://nokia.ly/44WmbiS #Broadband #Fiberforeverything

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🚨 Historic milestone for fiber broadband 🚨 The Fiber Broadband Association’s latest Fiber Deployment Survey, conducted by RVA LLC Market Research and Consulting, reveals that 2025 set an all-time record for fiber growth — with 11.8 million U.S. homes passed this year alone and the nation nearing 100 million FTTH passings. Fiber now passes over 60% of U.S. households and is on track to become the dominant broadband platform by 2028. 🔗Learn more here: https://hubs.la/Q03YwMSR0 #FiberBroadband #Fiber #Broadband #FiberBroadbandAssociation

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🚀 Frontier Communications has registered a remarkable milestone: 126,000 new fiber broadband subscribers in Q2 2025, surpassing the previous record of 103,000 in Q1. They also rolled out 334,000 additional fiber passings, bringing their total to roughly 8.5 million locations reached. This performance comes as Frontier accelerates toward its anticipated merger with Verizon, which is projected to finalize in early 2026. 📌 For leaders in network infrastructure, telecom strategy, or M&A, this signals major shifts in how fiber expansion is approached industry‑wide—with big implications for broadband access, rural deployment, and convergence strategies. #mountainltd #systemone #ospengineering https://lnkd.in/eGzjmi8P

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BEAD final proposals for most states are now under NTIA review. The next phase will bring awards and deployment decisions that shape the future of broadband expansion. JSI is helping providers prepare strategies, deployment plans, and compliance frameworks so they are ready when funding flows. Let’s talk: https://bit.ly/4mjWJZm

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AT&T is reporting solid second-quarter results as the company moves into the second half of 2025. Thanks to the dedication of our employees, AT&T has passed more than 30 million fiber locations ahead of schedule and is on track to reach over 60 million by the end of 2030. Customer demand remains strong. This quarter, AT&T added 243,000 Fiber customers, 203,000 Internet Air subscribers, and 401,000 postpaid phone customers—even in a highly competitive wireless market. The company generated $4.4 billion in free cash flow and began share repurchases, buying back nearly $1 billion in common shares. This momentum is real and driven by #TeamATT employees. I’m proud of the work they are doing and confident the company will continue delivering for customers and each other. Watch my video below for more Q2 highlights, and check out our full results here: https://lnkd.in/gdXxuqNH

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