Windstream Wholesale to supply transport services to NCTC members

June 22, 2020

NCTC members looking to establish a dedicated connection to off-network resources will be able to obtain point-to-point wave services from Windstream Wholesale at a negotiated price the two organizations called “competitive.”

Stephen Hardy

Windstream Wholesale and the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC), which represents more than 750 broadband and pay-TV providers across the U.S., say they have established an agreement for the provision of wholesale wavelength services to NCTC’s member operators. NCTC members looking to establish a dedicated connection to off-network resources will be able to obtain point-to-point wave services from Windstream Wholesale at a negotiated price the two organizations called “competitive.”

Kansas-based NCTC is a not-for-profit corporation that operates as a programming, broadband solutions, and hardware purchasing organization for its member companies. NCTC’s members, largely rural and regional independent cable network operators, are expected to use the wavelength services covered in this agreement for network buildout, facilities upgrade, and service area expansion purposes. The three-year agreement went into effect May 15, 2020.

“Since launching our Broadband Solutions program in late 2019, the NCTC has saved its membership approximately a million dollars,” said Jared Baumann, NCTC’s vice president of Broadband Solutions. “We continue to work on developing relationships with additional network providers that are willing to offer our member operators competitive rates and terms on IP transit and transport services. This valuable partnership with Windstream gives our members highly competitive rates to internet exchanges allowing even more member companies to benefit from our current IP transit deals.”

“We are excited to partner with NCTC and expand the available options for its member operators,” said Joe Scattareggia, executive vice president of Windstream Wholesale. “We offer robust, custom-designed 1G, 10G, and 100G wave services across a highly diverse, low-latency nationwide network. As NCTC members expand and upgrade their services, Windstream Wholesale stands ready to help.”

Member operators can find out more or obtain a quote at https://broadband.nctconline.org.

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About the Author

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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