December 2024

Internet providers, utility companies and West Virginia broadband officials are trying to speed up settling pole attachment disputes that threaten the state’s $1.2 billion broadband expansion, according to two proposals from a closed-door task force obtained by Mountain State Spotlight. The first would speed up resolving disputes and the second would require utilities to report more information about the status of their poles. As internet service providers apply to attach fiber or other equipment to poles owned by power companies, they’ve been charged unexpected fees and the costs associate

A sale with the potential to spur the growth of high-speed bandwidth in some New Mexico markets was announced this week between Charlotte (NC)-based Conterra Networks—a provider of fiber-based telecommunications services to enterprise, carrier, education, government, and data center customers—and Houston (TX)-based Ezee Fiber, a broadband fiber provider. The transaction involved Conterra Networks selling its Santa Fe, Rio Rancho and Los Lunas, New Mexico, fiber assets and network to Ezee Fiber.

A growing body of work has identified a digital language divide: the disparity between languages in terms of digital content availability, accessibility, and technological support.