Building Broadband: Clearwave Fiber brings fiber internet to Marietta, Georgia; Comcast brings broadband to three underserved Spokane County communities

Clearwave Fiber brings fiber internet to Marietta, Georgia
Clearwave Fiber is expanding its fiber network into Marietta and the surrounding communities in Cobb County, Georgia. This investment will bring multi-gigabit Fiber Internet to homes and businesses in Fair Oaks, West Marietta, and East Cobb. Construction has already begun, and the first customers are expected to come online in early 2026, offering speeds of up to 10 Gbps to residents and businesses. Clearwave Fiber is collaborating with Cobb County leaders to streamline development and deliver long-term value to the community. A local team will manage construction, maintain the network, and offer customer care.

Comcast brings broadband to three underserved Spokane County communities
Comcast has completed the expansion of its network in three underserved areas of Spokane County. These projects bring reliable, high-speed, symmetrical Internet from America’s smartest and most reliable converged network to more than 2,200 homes and businesses in Chattaroy, Four Lakes, and Medical Lake. Comcast’s expanded network in Spokane is the latest example of the company’s investment in Washington state. Comcast has invested approximately $1.2 billion in statewide network technology and infrastructure over the past three years. As a result, nearly three million Washington homes and businesses have access to Xfinity and Comcast Business products and services.

Conexon Connect receives BEAD funding to accelerate Louisiana fiber broadband deployment
Conexon Connect, Conexon’s Internet Service Provider (ISP) entity, has received the first federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funding disbursement from the state of Louisiana, with an initial portion of its $9 million award distributed to begin BEAD construction in six northern Louisiana parishes. In addition to the finalized Louisiana award, Louisiana BEAD funding will enable Connect to expand construction of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks in unserved and underserved communities across Claiborne, Union, West Carroll, Richland, Franklin, and Catahoula parishes. Combined with previous funding provided through Louisiana GUMBO 1.0 and federal Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) awards, the BEAD funding will support Connect's FTTH construction to approximately 60,000 homes and businesses across 20 Louisiana parishes. The company intends to launch services in Concordia Parish and expand service availability in Webster Parish in the second quarter of 2026. Expansion in Union Parish and the remaining areas is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2026.

Dobson Fiber connects its first fiber Internet Customer in Ada, Oklahoma
Dobson Fiber has officially connected its first residential fiber internet customer in Ada, Oklahoma, marking the company’s expansion into the city and a major step forward for local high-speed connectivity. The installation reflects Dobson Fiber’s continued investment in Oklahoma through the expansion of fiber infrastructure in underserved communities. With speeds up to 10 Gbps, Ada residents now have access to the fastest internet available from an Oklahoma-based company that operates the largest privately owned fiber network in the state. As part of a broader investment strategy reaching dozens of rural and suburban communities, Dobson will continue construction throughout 2026 to ensure thousands of Ada homes and businesses gain access to a future-ready fiber network built to serve the state for generations.

Fybe Initiates Fiber Infrastructure Project in Halifax County
Fybe, a fiber internet provider bringing connectivity to rural North Carolina communities, has launched a new fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) initiative in Halifax County. The project will extend high-speed internet service to approximately 5,000 homes and businesses, representing a substantial commitment to improving the region's broadband infrastructure. Certain Halifax County residents will benefit from Fybe's growing fiber network.
Caption: As work progresses, Fybe remains committed to equipping Halifax County with the digital foundation necessary for career opportunities, educational advancement, medical care, and other internet use.

Gigapower boosts MDU presence with DojoNetworks partnership
Gigapower has agreed to partner with DojoNetworks, an ISP focused on delivering managed Wi-Fi services to multi-family properties. DojoNetworks delivers high-speed data services nationwide, with an active and expanding customer base in more than 33 states and coverage available across the United States. Using Gigapower’s fiber network as its foundation, DojoNetworks will be marketing its services to owners and operators of multi-family properties in Gigapower’s markets. This relationship further broadens access and consumer choice on Gigapower’s fiber network. Gigapower provides ISPs access to Gigapower’s commercial wholesale open access platform in select metro areas throughout the U.S. In addition to serving single-family homes in residential neighborhoods, Gigapower continues to expand its network access into apartments and condominiums, providing residents with more consumer choice.

Lightcurve opens fiber network in Centralia and Chehalis, Washington
Lightcurve, a broadband provider serving communities across Washington state, is making its new high-speed fiber networks in Centralia and Chehalis available to customers, bringing the fastest available internet service to thousands of homes and businesses in Lewis County. In Chehalis, nearly 2,000 locations are now eligible for Lightcurve’s 2 Gbps symmetrical fiber service, and the company has already connected its first customer, Duane and Judy Harris. In Centralia, Lightcurve’s new fiber network now reaches hundreds of locations, and more than 1,000 additional locations are planned to come online in 2026. The completed projects highlight recent advancements for Lightcurve in Central Washington.

Lightcurve recently announced the start of new fiber network construction in Selah and in rural areas of Kittitas County, including the Thorp and Edgemont communities, where the work will bring symmetrical speeds of up to 2 Gbps to roughly 400 underserved homes and businesses. The company will also soon be completing fiber infrastructure in Ellensburg. Lightcurve, headquartered in Tacoma, has accelerated fiber expansion across Pierce, Thurston, Lewis and Kittitas counties as part of its long-term strategy to improve service reliability and increase broadband in Washington — even in the most rural areas.

Sparklight brings 6-Gig internet to Emporia, Kansas
Sparklight®, Emporia’s hometown internet provider, has launched new residential Multi-Gig internet plans, delivering speeds up to 6 Gbps, along with a three-year price lock and an eero Wi-Fi router included. With deep roots in the community, Sparklight was the first provider to bring fiber internet to Emporia and continues to invest in expanding and upgrading its high-performance network. Sparklight’s new plans deliver symmetrical speeds up to 6 Gig, supporting today’s data-intensive households—from gaming and streaming to remote work, virtual learning, and managing dozens of connected devices at once. To provide long-term value and predictability, Sparklight is offering a three-year price lock on its new residential fiber internet plans.

Spectrum expands fiber broadband network in Antrim County, Michigan
Spectrum has expanded its fiber broadband network to bring Spectrum Internet, Mobile, TV, and Voice services to over 1,000 additional homes and businesses in previously unserved or underserved areas of southeast Antrim County, including in the townships of Mancelona and Star. Spectrum’s multi-year rural construction initiative is driven by more than $7 billion in private investment from Spectrum. It will ultimately add 100,000 miles of fiber network infrastructure and deliver symmetrical, multi-gigabit speeds to more than 1.7 million new locations nationwide. The expansion was funded in part by a Realizing Opportunity with Broadband Infrastructure Networks (ROBIN) Broadband Grant, a joint effort between Spectrum and the Michigan High-Speed Internet Office (MIHI) to deliver high-speed internet to unserved communities. This project is supported, in whole or in part, by federal award number CPFFN0190 awarded to the State of Michigan by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.