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Articles Moving on: Join us at Light Reading Broadband Phil Harvey, Editor-in-Chief, Light Reading, 10/25/2022 The Broadband World News website will remain active and its archive accessible, but our team's broadband policy and tech coverage is now found at Light Reading Broadband. AT&T's fiber sub base surpasses its 'non-fiber' base Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/21/2022 AT&T added 338,000 fiber subs in Q3 for a total of 6.93 million, nudging it past its 6.86 million 'non-fiber' subs. Meanwhile, CEO John Stankey is mum on a reported fiber JV in the works, but says he's 'open to new ideas.' FiberLight CEO's vision extends beyond core connectivity Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/18/2022 Chris Rabii, a former exec with Cablevision Lightpath and Altice Business, explains how FiberLight aims to blend core connectivity more tightly with services and how the middle-mile could be its path into rural broadband funding projects. Google Fiber to launch 5-Gig and 8-Gig speed tiers in early 2023 Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/14/2022 Google Fiber will test its new, symmetrical multi-gig tiers in a set of markets next month. Its new 5-Gig will sell for $125 per month, and the 8-Gig option will go for $150 per month. The Buildout: AT&T live in rural Indiana, Treasury awards $435M for broadband Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Light Reading, 10/7/2022 This week in broadband builds: AT&T live in rural Indiana; Treasury awards $435 million to three states; FastBridge, Metronet, Magellan break ground; Alabama co-ops get millions for middle mile; more GREAT grants for Spectrum. Louisiana rejects Sparklight protest of Conexon's broadband grant Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Light Reading, 10/6/2022 'Sparklight has not satisfied its burden of proof to establish that it provides reliable service to the applied-for areas,' said Veneeth Iyengar, executive director of Louisiana's broadband office. The Divide: LiveOak's Steve Smith on getting fiber-ready in Florida and Georgia Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Light Reading, 10/6/2022 This week: LiveOak Fiber's Steve Smith joins the show to discuss the company's plans to build out fiber to 80,000 homes and businesses on the Emerald Coast of Florida and the Golden Isles of Georgia. NTIA receives $5.5B in grant requests for $1B middle mile fund Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Light Reading, 10/5/2022 NTIA said it received over 235 applications worth $5.5 billion for the $1 billion middle mile fund and will issue grants 'no earlier' than March 2023. FWA advocates 'greatly disappointed' in Newsom veto on broadband bill Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Light Reading, 10/5/2022 California's governor vetoed a bill that would have helped wireless providers get broadband grants. But WISPA is seeking clarification on funding rules for FWA. Mississippi's ACE Power to offer fiber technician training program Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Light Reading, 10/4/2022 ACE Power will offer the Fiber Broadband Association's OpTIC Path course later this year to train new and existing employees for a fiber expansion project. US-made products for middle mile builds 'not available' – NTIA Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Light Reading, 10/3/2022 NTIA proposed a limited waiver on 'Build America, Buy America' rules for middle mile broadband grants. Comments on the proposal are due October 3. MTA boosts latency, resilience with fiber route to Chicago Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Light Reading, 9/30/2022 Matanuska Telecom Association recently launched a new leg of its terrestrial fiber network connecting Alaska and Chicago. Execs said it was necessary to 'avoid the Pacific Northwest.' Load More Articles + All Articles All Articles Perspectives: Opinion & Commentary Playlist: 'The Divide' on the Light Reading Podcast Phil Harvey, Editor-in-Chief, Light Reading, 7/5/2022 Here's where you can find episode links for 'The Divide,' Light Reading's podcast series featuring conversations with broadband providers and policymakers working to close the digital divide. More Perspectives		Webinars ARCHIVED Wednesday, September 14, 2022 1:00 p.m. New York / 6:00 p.m. London More Complexity. Fewer Problems. How Proactive Support Boosts the Broadband Subscriber Experience When your broadband business adds new services and connected devices, do they also add complexity, slowing customer support teams as they navigate multiple data sources to uncover connectivity issues? We’ve worked with hundreds of support teams to help them implement a subscriber experience management platform that gives greater visibility into subscriber issues. 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