TDS Telecom to bring more FTTH to Maine

March 28, 2022

The service provider says it will deploy FTTH to approximately 21,000 addresses in the state, including more than two dozen communities in Somerset and Franklin counties, beginning this year.

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TDS Telecom says it plans to extend its fiber to the home (FTTH) footprint in Maine. The service provider says it will deploy FTTH to approximately 21,000 addresses in the state, including more than two dozen communities in Somerset and Franklin counties, beginning this year.

TDS has operated in Maine since 1971. The FTTH deployment will leverage both TDS’s own funds as well as money from the Alternative Connect America program. In addition to previously announced Hampden, municipalities covered in the deployment will include:

Athens
Avon
Bigelow Township
Brighton Plantation
Cambridge
Carrabassett Valley
Concord Township
Coplin Plantation
Embden
Eustis/Stratton
Freeman
Harmony
Hartland
Highland Plantation
Kingfield
Lexington Township
Madrid
Mercer
New Portland
New Vineyard
Norridgewock
North Anson
Palmyra
Phillips
Ripley
Rome
Salem
Smithfield
Solon
St. Albans
Strong
Warren
Weld
Wellington
West Gardiner
Wyman Township.

Once deployed, the FTTH infrastructure will support the delivery of 2-Gbps internet service to residential customers. Other offerings will include TDS TV+ and phone service. Business customers will be able to opt for 10-Gbps dedicated connections as well as TDS’s hosted VoIP communications and TDS TV+.

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Stephen Hardy | Editorial Director and Associate Publisher, Lightwave

Stephen Hardy is editorial director and associate publisher of Lightwave and Broadband Technology Report, part of the Lighting & Technology Group at Endeavor Business Media. Stephen is responsible for establishing and executing editorial strategy across the both brands’ websites, email newsletters, events, and other information products. He has covered the fiber-optics space for more than 20 years, and communications and technology for more than 35 years. During his tenure, Lightwave has received awards from Folio: and the American Society of Business Press Editors (ASBPE) for editorial excellence. Prior to joining Lightwave in 1997, Stephen worked for Telecommunications magazine and the Journal of Electronic Defense.

Stephen has moderated panels at numerous events, including the Optica Executive Forum, ECOC, and SCTE Cable-Tec Expo. He also is program director for the Lightwave Innovation Reviews and the Diamond Technology Reviews.

He has written numerous articles in all aspects of optical communications and fiber-optic networks, including fiber to the home (FTTH), PON, optical components, DWDM, fiber cables, packet optical transport, optical transceivers, lasers, fiber optic testing, and more.

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