Aug 24, 2026
NEK Broadband - Expansion
NEK Broadband expands fiber internet service to Derby and Holland, Vermont.
Rural Broadband Lead Loop
Keep your sales and prospecting teams pointed in the right direction. Every week we round up the rural broadband projects, grants, and deals worth watching.
Aug 24, 2026
Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company - Service launch
Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company provides connectivity supporting advanced manufacturing and renewable energy production in Jackson, Neb.
Aug 24, 2026
WesTel Systems - Service launch
WesTel Systems provides broadband service in Remsen, Iowa, supporting agricultural operations including a 900-acre farm and pork operation.
Aug 24, 2026
Alliance Communications - Service launch
Alliance Communications operates in Garretson, S.D., supporting broadband and cybersecurity research initiatives in rural communities.
Aug 24, 2026
Premier Communications - Network build
Premier Communications is conducting fiber deployment in Sioux Center, Iowa, including underground boring and fiber splicing, and offers central office tours.
Aug 24, 2026
Woodstock Telephone Company - Network build
Woodstock Telephone Company is actively deploying fiber infrastructure in Ruthton, Minn., with underground boring and fiber splicing operations.
Aug 24, 2026
Laguna Pueblo - Network build
Laguna Pueblo began construction on a fiber broadband infrastructure project on July 29, 2026, funded by two state broadband office grants and the Pueblo itself.
Aug 24, 2026
DirectLink - Network build
DirectLink completed a service area-wide fiber expansion making fiber internet available to homes and businesses throughout its cooperative service territory in Canby and Mt. Angel, Oregon.
Aug 24, 2026
Vero Fiber - Service launch
Vero Fiber activated fiber-to-the-home service for over 1,600 homes and businesses in Ukiah, California as part of a $5.7 million CPUC Federal Funding Account Last Mile-Grant project targeting 3,000 locations by December.
Aug 24, 2026
Ripple Fiber - Network build
Ripple Fiber is preparing to break ground in Sahuarita, Arizona with an $80M FTTX build to connect 50K homes and businesses across Oro Valley, with first customers expected online later this summer.
Aug 24, 2026
Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska - Funding
Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska awarded $498,000 broadband grant to boost internet connectivity.
Aug 24, 2026
Vero Fiber - Expansion
The combined organization of Vero Fiber and MontanaSky will continue expanding fiber optic access throughout Northwest Montana to support economic development and infrastructure for homes, businesses, schools, and healthcare.