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June 2022

Three US Carriers Rank Top 5 on VSG's Global Provider Carrier Ethernet Leaderboard

Vertical Systems Group announced that seven companies achieved a rank on the 2021 Global Provider Ethernet Leaderboard as follows: Orange Business Services, Colt, Verizon, AT&T, Lumen, BT Global Services and NTT. This industry benchmark for multinational Ethernet network market presence ranks companies that hold a 4 percent or higher share of billable retail ports at sites outside of their respective home countries. Orange jumped from third position to rank #1, displacing AT&T which had held the top position since 2018. AT&T moves from first to the #4 position.

Gainesville, Florida, commission shoots down $10 million broadband plan to service low-income residents

Gainesville (FL) officials have shot down a proposal to use nearly $10 million in pandemic relief funds for an expansion of low-cost, city-run broadband internet despite years of discussion on the issue. Instead, elected leaders said they would keep exploring options on the issue and would instead look at how to spend the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars on affordable housing, an issue some city commissioners agree is Gainesville's most pressing issue. The city commission voted 2-5 to dismiss the broadband proposal on June 16.

State officials plan to expand broadband services to 300,000 West Virginia homes

Thanks to nearly $1 billion in funding from a variety of sources, West Virginia officials are working to provide high-speed broadband to 300,000 households in the state that are currently lacking service. The funding comes from American Rescue Plan Act allocations, the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and other sources that were wrapped into Gov Jim Justice (R-WV)'s $1 billion plan released in October 2021.

Dish and T-Mobile Set to Expand 5G Agreement

Dish said that it has reached an agreement with T-Mobile to use the T-Mobile Ultra Capacity 5G network to provide connectivity to Dish mobile customers and to customers of Dish’s retail wireless brands, including Boost Mobile. The agreement requires Department of Justice (DOJ) approval, and the DOJ must make a decision no later than August 14, 2022.

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