Getting To Gigabits
For the better part of two decades, cable internet providers have focused on building, operating, and improving the physical infrastructure that supports high-speed, consumer internet service. Over two decades and four iterations of a technology platform called DOCSIS, cable internet providers alone have invested over $250 billion in private capital to build speed at a scale that extends to 93 percent of American households. But the work is far from done. As consumer demand for internet service continues to explode, so too must the capabilities of wired and wireless networks. That is why cable
Eagle Communications Turns a Small Town into the Next Gigabit Community
There’s no doubt that gigabit internet is the connectivity of the future. Super speeds will forever change how we live, work, play and learn, and will be the foundation of the next step in the internet’s expansion. It may seem far away, but gigabit internet is already here, rolling out across various regions of the country. Internet service providers are ahead of the game, launching ultra-fast speeds in communities of all sizes, even in the most remote areas. And this summer, a small town in rural Kansas is about to join the ranks of gigabit communities. Eagle Communications, a rural provider
Eagle Communications Brings Connectivity and a Personal Touch to Rural America
There are many perks that come with living in a big city or suburb, and reliable, high speed internet is one of them. But one internet service provider is proving that living in small town America also has its advantages, especially when it comes to the personal relationships that communities have with their internet provider. Eagle Communications is a rural provider for subscribers across Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Colorado, and operates and offers cable systems, radio stations, IT support, business services and marketing solutions for towns as small as 25 subscribers to those that
A Blueprint for Internet Infrastructure Success
In Washington, a new year has brought a renewed focus on ways to invest in America’s infrastructure, including broadband networks. While we are familiar with congested highways and crumbling bridges, our nation’s broadband infrastructure tells a different story. Since 1996 the cable industry has invested over $250 billion in capital infrastructure resulting in faster and better broadband for millions of consumers. As the nation’s largest broadband provider, cable’s advanced broadband networks are available to 93 percent of U.S. homes. While the hundreds of billions of private capital has
How GCI is Connecting Arctic Alaska to the Rest of the World
Imagine walking outside of your home knowing that you can’t get to your neighboring town, or even the nearest hospital, without hopping on a plane. That scenario is a reality for a great number of native Alaskans, especially those living in the remote regions of the state. But for many, high speed internet is about to make their lives much easier. With the recent construction completion of seven towers in the Arctic Circle, GCI, Alaska’s largest internet service provider, is about to bring a whole new level of connectivity to a part of rural Alaska. Construction of the towers is one piece of a
Internet Providers At the Top of Investment Heroes Ranking 2016
The latest Progressive Policy Institute Investment Heroes 2016 report is in, and for the third year in a row, ISPs are the biggest investors of capital in the United States. With a total of over $48 billion invested in 2015, ISPs are injecting billions of dollars into networks and equipment to meet customer demands in an ever-evolving digital world. Since its inception in 2012, the Progressive Policy Institute identified the top 25 companies that are investing in domestic long-term growth and productivity. For 2015, total capital expenditures equaled $177 billion, up from $172 billion in 2014
CEO Rocco Commisso on Mediacom’s 20-Year Success
Twenty years ago, Mediacom founder Rocco Commisso had a vision: to build a company that would provide customers in smaller markets and rural communities with the same level of cable and telecommunications services that their counterparts in the big cities enjoyed. Fast forward through two decades, 22 acquisitions, the Internet surge, and 600,000 miles of fiber, and Mediacom, the nation’s 8th largest cable operator, now serves over 1.3 million customers in 1,500 communities across 22 states, primarily in the Midwestern and Southeastern regions of the United States. Today, the company Commisso
Spotlight: Mediacom Is Bringing a Rural School In Alabama Up to Speed
For those who live and work in a metropolitan area, you probably don’t think twice when others around you stream videos, download hundreds of pages worth of documents, and share large amounts of data with others near and far. Living in or near a densely populated city has its advantages, and one of them is easy access to high-speed internet. But what about those far-reaching places that aren’t as easy to connect? How do they access fast broadband in a world that depends on constant connectivity? Mediacom, an Internet, phone and TV provider based in New York, has been a staple in rural America
The FCC Broadband Report You Didn't Hear About
If you follow broadband policy, you probably know that last week the FCC released its annual Broadband Progress Report (often referred to as the Section 706 Report) in which it concludes (erroneously) that broadband is not being deployed in a reasonable and timely manner. But did you hear about the other broadband report issued by the FCC last week, the one demonstrating how deployment and performance of broadband in the United States is far outpacing European broadband? Didn’t think so. In conjunction with the well-known Section 706 Report that reviews the progress of broadband deployment in
Three Charts That Show Broadband Deployment is Reasonable and Timely
Every year, the FCC is required by Congress to “determine whether advanced telecommunications capability is being deployed to all Americans in a reasonably and timely fashion.” This is officially called the Broadband Progress Report, a title that indicates it should report on growth, development and advancement of broadband in America. Any cursory and objective review of the statistics, even those from the Commission itself, should compel an overwhelming affirmative conclusion. Unfortunately, what should be an unbiased, data-driven assessment has largely been supplanted by an ends-driven