Armstrong leverages public-private partnerships to deepen rural West Virginia broadband reach
Armstrong’s rural West Virginia broadband build underscores the impact public-private partnerships have in connecting the state’s most remote communities. Through the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, West Virginia’s Line Extension Advancement and Development (LEAD) Program, and FCC’s Enhanced Alternative Connect America Cost Model (Enhanced ACAM) program, Armstrong is deploying more than 500 miles of fiber infrastructure that both expands broadband access to over 5,000 unserved locations and sustains service for approximately 10,000 rural homes and small businesses. The combined effort represents more than $100 million in both public and private investment in the future of West Virginia.

Gateway Fiber expands to Cape Cod
Gateway Fiber is bringing its fiber broadband network to Cape Cod. Already trusted across Western and Central Massachusetts, Gateway Fiber will initially construct and activate service in Falmouth with plans to expand throughout Cape Cod, including the Barnstable and Yarmouth areas. This expansion builds on Gateway Fiber’s established presence in Massachusetts, where the company has local offices and teams supporting customers across Western and Central Massachusetts. Construction is now underway on Cape Cod, with service expected to become available to residents and businesses later this year.

GoNetspeed celebrates first South River, New Jersey customers
GoNetspeed has lit the first South River, New Jersey customers on its fiber network, while construction is underway to bring service to neighboring East Brunswick. Through a $13.6 million investment across the two communities, GoNetspeed will bring up to 6 Gbps symmetrical speeds to more than 10,500 homes and businesses. GoNetspeed is accelerating its expansion across New Jersey, with service now live in South River and construction underway in East Brunswick. Following recent investments in Parlin, Old Bridge, and Carteret, the company continues to expand access to faster speeds, greater choice, and reliable connectivity for residents and businesses across New Jersey and throughout the Northeast.

Holland City Fiber completes city-wide fiber broadband network
Holland Board of Public Works (Holland BPW), Holland City leaders, community members, and network contractor eX² Technology recently celebrated the completion of a community-owned Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) network that offers every Holland, MI residence access to broadband service. Holland held the City Fiber Fest on September 17 at Holland Ice Park, where Mayor Nathan Bocks and other elected officials were present. In 2022, Holland residents chose to invest in their community, voting to approve a bond supported by a millage to deploy a 195-mile FTTP network that connects to Holland BPW’s existing 260-mile fiber infrastructure. Holland BPW, a community-owned utility providing electric, water, wastewater and broadband services to the Holland community, selected eX² to design and build the network. Originally scheduled for completion in December 2026, eX² worked closely with Holland BPW to achieve substantial completion months in advance. eX² Technology implemented a phased network deployment approach for design and construction that emphasized timely completion of individual service areas, bringing neighborhoods online as they were completed.

Intrepid Fiber Networks wraps acquisition of Ubiquity’s Southern California fiber network
Intrepid Fiber Networks has completed its acquisition of Ubiquity's Southern California fiber network. The closing follows regulatory approvals earlier this month. It adds an established, in-service, fiber-to-the-premises network, comprising over 35,000 fiber passings across Solana Beach, Encinitas, Carlsbad and Oceanside, to Intrepid’s footprint. Layered onto Intrepid’s ongoing builds in San Diego County in Vista and San Marcos, the newly acquired network lifts the company’s San Diego County reach to more than 100,000 homes and businesses passed. This is in addition to other ongoing builds in Corona and Riverside. Subscribers on the network will see no change in service as the network continues to run on Intrepid’s wholesale open-access model. Since entering the California market, Intrepid has moved quickly to expand its open-access platform through both organic construction and targeted acquisitions, a pace the company intends to continue as it evaluates additional opportunities to grow its in-state and national footprint.

Optimum invests $14M in its East Brunswick and South River, New Jersey fiber network
Optimum plans to deploy its fiber-to-the-home network in East Brunswick and South River, New Jersey, enabling thousands of residents and businesses to enjoy the company’s fastest internet speeds, TV, and phone services for the first time. Optimum Mobile services have already launched to customers in both markets and remain widely available across the Optimum footprint. The provider currently serves nearly 300 communities across New Jersey, delivering internet, mobile, TV, and phone services to hundreds of thousands of customers. In 2025, Optimum announced a $40M investment to expand services into communities such as Woodbridge, Clark, Linden, Carteret, and more.

Spectrum expands rural broadband access in Cascade County, Montana
Spectrum is expanding its fiber broadband network to more than 1,200 additional homes and small businesses in previously unserved or underserved areas of Cascade County, Montana, including the communities of Ulm and Vaughn. Driven by more than $7 billion in private investment, Spectrum’s multi-year rural construction initiative is and will ultimately add more than 100,000 miles of fiber network infrastructure and deliver symmetrical, multi-gigabit speeds to more than 1.7 million new locations across the country. The expansion was funded in part by a grant through the Montana Broadband Office’s ConnectMT Program. ConnectMT was established through legislation signed into law by Gov. Greg Gianforte to support broadband deployment in areas of the state in need of improved connectivity. The program is supported in part by federal funding provided to Montana through the American Rescue Plan Act’s Capital Projects Fund.

TDS Telecom accelerates Wisconsin fiber expansion
TDS Telecom is expanding service across its home state, bringing its high-speed fiber network to additional communities throughout the Badger State. The company is announcing new fiber projects across Wisconsin, including Beaver Dam, Ripon, New London, Hortonville, Brillion, Colby, and Abbotsford, which will serve over 25,000 homes and businesses. TDS is also expanding its service area in Janesville, Greenville, Marshfield, and Eau Claire, where network construction is ongoing. In addition to bringing fiber to new communities, TDS is also delivering network upgrades within its existing service footprint by leveraging the federal Enhanced Alternative Connect America Cost Model program (E-ACAM), which helps fund broadband deployment and support in rural areas.

Xfinity lights broadband in Milton and New Durham, New Hampshire
Comcast’s Xfinity has enabled 4,700 homes and businesses in Milton and New Durham with multi-gigabit, symmetrical Internet. Xfinity brings Internet, mobile, entertainment, and smart home services into one simple, seamless solution – giving customers more speed, savings, and control over their connected lives. Milton and New Durham now join more than 65 million homes and businesses nationwide with access to a network that fuels innovation, productivity, and everyday connection.