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MBI Announces Agreement with Axia NGNetworks USA
Monday, February 28, 2011February 28, 2011 - The Massachusetts Broadband Institute today announced an agreement with Axia NGNetworks USA,to serve as the network operator for the MassBroadband 123 fiber-optic network.
Read More"Broadband reaches hilltowns with help from state’s Last Mile grant program"
The Westifeld News' Amy Porter recently highlighted the impact that broadband expansion is having in the Hilltowns of Western Massachusetts and the Berkshires, noting the grants from the MBI and the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development through the Commonwealth's Last Mile program.
Read More"Montgomery celebrates new high-speed internet access"
In late November, WWLP 22 News in Springfield traveled to Montgomery to attend the launch of the town's new broadband network, funded through the MBI's private provider grant program and constructed by Comcast.
Read More"West County Towns Move Forward in Broadband Process"
The Recorder highlights progress in western Franklin County towns that are benefiting from Last Mile program grants from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the MBI.
Read More"A New Day in Sandisfield"
The Berkshire Eagle and reporter Heather Bellow cover the signing of a contract between Charter and Sandisfield for a new broadband network that will be supported by a Last Mile grant from the MBI.
Read More"More internet connected services become available in Princeton"
Patricia Roy of The Landmark newspaper in Central Mass. covers the rollout of the Charter-built network in the Town of Princeton, a project supported by a Last Mile grant from the MBI's private provider grant program.
Read MoreBrookings Institution Cites Last Mile Program & Work of MBI
The well-known national organization The Brookings Institution cited the work of the MBI and the Commonwealth's efforts on broadband expansion in a report focused on growing the innovation economy in Pennsylvania.
Read More"Wireless internet system to go live this year in Savoy, Florida"
Larry Parnass at The Berskhire Eagle covered the launch of the Last Mile-funded project led by WiValley to bring wireless broadband to four unserved towns in Western Mass an
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