Building Broadband: All Points Broadband, Dominion Energy Virginia and NECC light 10K unserved homes with fiber broadband; Glo Fiber expands Lancaster, Ohio fiber network to 10K new homes

All Points Broadband, Dominion Energy Virginia and NECC  light 10K unserved homes with fiber broadband
All Points Broadband, Dominion Energy Virginia, and the Northern Neck Electric Cooperative (NECC) completed a regional fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband network in Virginia’s five-county Northern Neck region, bringing broadband to more than 10,000 locations in King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland counties previously unable to access broadband. To fund the project, the group secured public and private funding through a mix of state grants via the Virginia Telecommunication Initiative (VATI), representing more than $120 million in new infrastructure investment for the region.

Cleveland’s DigitalC secures $2.76M to advance community-wide broadband network
The Cleveland City Council awarded DigitalC $2.76 million in funding for the first year of its four-year contract with the City of Cleveland. This investment supports DigitalC's efforts to install subscribers on a new citywide community-based network and provide essential digital skills training. DigitalC is deploying a citywide network in Cleveland, leveraging Tarana Wireless’ Fixed Wireless Access (ngFWA) technology. In the first year of the four-year program—the PinnanCLE Connectivity Initiative—DigitalC connected 2,802 households to its high-speed home internet service, Canopy, achieving 80 percent of the targeted goal of 3,500 households. As a result, DigitalC’s network now reaches 80,000 homes across Cleveland. As DigitalC enters the second year of the contract, with operational enhancements and key permits in place, the nonprofit said it is well-positioned to connect an additional 4,700 households by the end of 2025.

Glo Fiber expands Lancaster, Ohio fiber network to 10K new homes
Glo Fiber has started constructing its fiber broadband service in Lancaster, Ohio. Its service is already available to more than 4,000 homes and businesses in Lancaster, and construction will expand service to approximately 10,000 additional homes and businesses in the city. Construction began in the summer of 2024, with expected completion planned for the second half of 2025.

GoNetspeed adds Augusta, Gardiner, and Hallowell, Maine, to its fiber network
GoNetspeed is bringing fiber service to three new cities: Augusta, Gardiner, and Hallowell, Maine. When the network build, which leveraged a $5 million investment, is complete, more than 7,500 homes and businesses throughout the area will have direct access to symmetrical internet speeds.

Greenlight soups up New York State 2025 fiber expansion plans
Greenlight Networks is set to expand its fiber internet network to 2,400 local homes in 2025, with plans to reach new neighborhoods throughout Fairport and surrounding areas within Perinton. Network construction has already begun within the neighborhoods between Fairport Nine Mile Point Road and Watson Road, and more than 400 homes are expected to be connected. Additional construction work is progressing along Captiva Xing, and residents can already place service orders.

Lumos establishes fiber broadband foothold in Alabama
Lumos has begun its inaugural expansion into Alabama, its sixth state of operation. This expansion will lay over 1,300 miles of fiber, providing internet to underserved communities and families throughout the Birmingham Metro. Lumos will be the first fiber provider to families, households, and businesses in portions of the Birmingham market. This infrastructure will deliver fiber internet to key cities and communities, including but not limited to Jefferson County, the City of Birmingham, Irondale, Mountain Brook, Homewood, Vestavia Hills, and the City of Hoover. Engineering work for the expansion is underway, and construction will begin soon.