AT&T Adds Broadband Cell Site Here

AT&T has activated a new mobile broadband cell site that will enhance coverage for residents and businesses near Strongsville High School.


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AT&T expands coverage in Lexington, Ashland, Bucyrus and Galion

MANSFIELD -- AT&T announced Friday it has activated six new cell sites in north central Ohio to improve mobile phone and Internet coverage.


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Broadband gap tied to income, study finds

A substantial portion of low income households in the United States do not have access to broadband Internet connections, a computer, or both. These numbers, compiled in an upcoming report, indicate that a major challenge for federal, state and local governments will be to identify and target specific underprivileged populations and regions for broadband connectivity efforts.

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AT&T Expands Mobile Broadband Coverage in Muskingum County

DRESDEN, Ohio, Sept. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- As part of its continuing network investment to support growing demand for advanced mobile devices and applications, AT&T* today announced the activation of two new mobile broadband cell sites in Dresden and Dillon Lake that will enhance coverage for area residents and businesses.
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Gallia Commissioners sign lease agreement for broadband towers Read more: Pomeroy Daily Sentinel - Gallia Commissioners sign lease agreement for broadband towers

GALLIPOLIS — In an effort to expand residential high-speed Internet service throughout the rural areas of Gallia County, the Gallia County Board of Commissioners and local Internet service provider JB-Nets signed a lease agreement for county-owned communications tower sites during a regular meeting on Thursday.


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Internet speeds are slow in Ohio, and not so hot nationwide, either

When it comes to Internet speed, Ohio is a laggard — as is the entire country, in a global context.

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Frontier Communications Completes ROADM Network Initiatives to Enhance Internet Speed and Increase Broadband Availability Throughout Ohio

www.frontier.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Frontier Communications Completes ROADM Network Initiatives to Enhance Internet Speed and Increase Broadband Availability Throughout Ohio  

Frontier Deploys Latest Broadband Technology Across Ohio

Marion, Ohio – August 22, 2011 – Customers of Frontier Communications [NYSE: FTR] in Ohio are now enjoying the benefits of the company’s recent aggressive deployment of the latest generation broadband technology. As of July 5, the company fully deployed Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer (ROADM) systems throughout its service area in Ohio. These broadband networks improve the online experience for customers in terms of Internet speeds and broadband availability while enhancing network flexibility and manageability for the company.

Communities now served by this technology include: Ashland, Athens, Bowling Green, Brunswick, Bryan, Cambridge, Celina, Circleville, Dover, Georgetown, Marion, Medina, New Philadelphia, Piketon, Norwalk, Oxford, Sylvania, Troy and Wilmington.

The flexible optical network capabilities of ROADM are important as network capacity continues to grow and as demand for Frontier's higher-capacity residential and business broadband services increases.

Frontier's Packet-Optical Transport Network can now deliver more than 30 different types of residential or business services such as Ethernet (Fiber to the Office or Cell Site), Session Internet Protocol (SIP) trunking, Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) and Dedicated Internet Access Services (DIA).

“Frontier's investment in multi-service ROADM technology in Ohio enables us to give customers the latest broadband technology and increased network speeds,” said Dave Davidson, Ohio Senior Vice President and General Manager. “Our ROADM network will also serve as a platform to dramatically expand the availability of broadband in our service areas across the state over the next two years. We’re very excited about our new network performance and the reliable, higher Internet speeds that we can now deliver in these areas. Over the past year, we have made over $60M in capital investments in the state of Ohio, which includes investments made in our new ROADM networks.”

Frontier’s High-Speed Internet service is delivered on dedicated lines from the company’s central switching office to the customer’s home or business. The service is supported by local technicians and backed by live, 24/7, 100-percent U.S.-based customer service and technical support.


New residential customers ordering Frontier’s High-Speed Internet services are offered two-hour appointment windows during which a trained technician will install a Frontier wireless router, connect the customer’s computer to the Internet and offer a basic course on how to access and navigate the web.

Customers may also select Frontier SecureSM, a full array of support services that include Internet security, technical support and online data backup.

For more information, residential and business consumers may call 1-877-462-8188 or visit http://www.frontier.com to check their eligibility or to place orders.

About Frontier Communications
Frontier Communications Corporation (NYSE: FTR) is the largest provider of communications services focused upon rural America. It is included in the S&P 500 Index and offers voice, High-Speed Internet, satellite video, wireless Internet data access, data security solutions, bundled offerings, specialized bundles for small businesses and home offices, and advanced business communications for medium and large businesses in 27 states and with approximately 14,900 employees. It has a 100 percent U.S.-based workforce. Frontier’s landline service is reliable, safe and accessible. More information is available at www.frontier.com and www.frontier.com/ir.

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Contacts:
Dave Davidson, SVP/G
216-956-3112
Dave.Davidson@ftr.com

Patricia Amendola, Public Relations
570-631-6013
Patricia.Amendola@ftr.com

Time Warner buying Insight Communications

Time Warner Cable Inc., which serves most of southwest Ohio, has agreed to acquire Insight Communications Co., which provides cable and broadband service in Northern Kentucky, for $3 billion in cash. 


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Broadband project moves to construction phase

An effort to bring broadband Internet service to the area officially kicked off on Thursday with a ceremony at Wayne Trace High School. Com Net, Inc. has begun burying fiber optic cable which will connect schools, businesses and others in rural areas via high-speed network to the worldwide web.

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Cox Launches Wireless in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Cleveland

ATLANTA, May 17, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Communications today officially introduced its "Unbelievably Fair(SM)" mobile phone and high-speed Internet service across the state of Rhode Island and communities it serves in Connecticut and Cleveland, Ohio.

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Students in 14 states to receive school-sponsored wireless Internet connections off campus

Schools in the 14 states of Colorado, Pennsylvania, New York, Florida, Ohio, Georgia, Texas, Michigan, North Carolina, Louisiana, Alabama, California, New Mexico and Iowa will now receive federal funds worth $9 million for 20 pilot projects initiated under a program called Learning On-The-Go.

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Wired Wisconsin: New federal data shows Wisconsin trailing in broadband access, number of providers

MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin is among the worst ranked states in the country in terms of high-speed broadband Internet access and the percentage of households with multiple wireline providers, according to new data released by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) last week.

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E-schools provide valuable option, say participants

Dayton Daily News

BEAVERCREEK — Doug and Linda Sellers grew disenchanted with traditional public education and wanted something that would meet the needs of all four of their children.

Their eldest son, Jared, was gifted but had grown bored with school.

Daughter Sarah had been bullied.

Joseph fell behind because of medical issues and youngest son, Matthew, hated school because, according to his father, he had been mislabeled as academically challenged when he was younger.

The parents said they found the answer in the Ohio Virtual Academy based near Toledo, which has seen its enrollment grow to about 8,400 students in nine years.

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Ohio RCAP offers its first conference for community leaders

The Beacon (Ottawa County)

On Aug. 24, the Ohio RCAP staff at WSOS will open its first-ever conference to community leaders around Ohio.

“This is an ambitious effort, but we are excited about it,” said Deb Martin, director of The Great Lakes Rural Community Assistance Program, administered by WSOS.

The conference, slated for Aug. 24-25 at the Hilton Easton, Columbus, has secured U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, as one of its guest speakers; Dr. Ned Hill, of Cleveland State University; and has invited Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland.

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Omnicity set to deploy Motorola gear in major build-out through Ohio, Indiana

Marketwatch

Omnicity Corp, the Midwest's largest and fastest growing fixed wireless broadband service provider, announced its intention to roll-out Motorola's Wireless Networking Solutions product line into its build-out of acquired wireless Internet service provider assets and in aggressive market expansions throughout Indiana and Ohio.

Omnicity has completed 10 acquisitions since February 2009, driving subscriber counts to over 12,000, a 600 percent increase in that period.

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IBM acquires Sterling Commerce

IBM today said it has agreed to acquire Sterling Commerce, a supplier of software that performs large scale business-to-business transactions, from AT&T for $1.4 billion.

One best known as a leading provider of electronic data interchange (EDI) software, Dublin, Ohio-based Sterling Commerce processes large volumes of transactions between b-to-b trading partners through public and private networks and cloud-based exchanges.

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