Articles mentioning both Comcast and Massachusetts Broadband Institute -Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council

Articles mentioning both Comcast and Massachusetts Broadband Institute

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1. 'This is big': Gov. Charlie Baker gets update on Whip City Fiber's rural broadband plans
  
  Explore masslive.com Aug 23 2018 Information Technology
  
  ...on soon after his 2016 "reset" of the state's broadband program. That year, Baker installed new leadership at Massachusetts Broadband Institute, formed in 2008 under former Governor Deval Patrick. Baker also created a fl...
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  Mentions: Governor Deval L. Patrick Comcast Westfield
2. MBI and Comcast sign deal to bring broadband to Montgomery
  
  Explore masslive.com Jun 24 2017 Retail
  
  ...dential broadband internet service from Comcast within 18 months. Comcast received an $805,800 grant from the Massachusetts Broadband Institute to build a cable network in Montgomery, MBI announced this week. Town offici...
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  Mentions: Comcast Westfield Massachusetts Broadband Institute
3. Seven more rural hilltowns win state broadband grants
  
  Explore masslive.com May 24 2017 Information Technology
  
  ... its telecom branch. The MBI and EOHED will also work with a short list of towns offered turnkey solutions by Comcast and Charter Communications. The cable companies will receive incentive grants to expand their networks...
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  Mentions: Comcast Westfield Massachusetts Broadband Institute
4. Six Massachusetts towns win broadband infrastructure grants to build fiber optic networks
  
  Explore masslive.com May 9 2017 Information Technology
  
  ...t high-speed internet, and those with inadequate service. Part of the solution involved giving grant money to Comcast and Charter to expand their existing cable networks. But some towns that didn't qualify for cable exte...
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  Mentions: Governor Deval L. Patrick Comcast Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
5. Baker administration relieves MassBroadband of $20 million in grantmaking authority
  
  Explore masslive.com Mar 29 2017 Information Technology
  
  ...cast and Charter proposals already passed muster and are now under local review by a short list of towns. The Comcast project was initially proposed as a six-town "inseverable" deal, but that concept fell apart when Shut...
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  Mentions: Governor Deval L. Patrick Comcast Westfield
6. Shutesbury opts for fiber optic network; rejects Charter cable offer
  
  Explore masslive.com Mar 15 2017 Information Technology
  
  ...sbury, New Salem, Egremont, Hancock, and Monterey with a hybrid fiber-cable network. A separate proposal from Comcast would build cable networks in Goshen, Montgomery, Princeton and Shutesbury for $2.2 million. That prop...
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  Mentions: University of Massachusetts Comcast Amherst
7. Massachusetts Broadband Institute OKs proposal for internet service to six towns
  
  Explore masslive.com Mar 10 2017 Information Technology
  
  .... After some negotiations, the Massachusetts Broadband Institute on Friday was also waiting to hear back from Comcast with its final proposal to serve four towns: Goshen, Montgomery, Shutesbury and Princetown. Both Comca...
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  Mentions: Comcast Westfield Massachusetts Broadband Institute
8. State agrees to release engineering money to towns for rural broadband
  
  Explore masslive.com Mar 1 2017 Information Technology
  
  ...an asset, even if the network were run by an entity such as Whip City. Westfield Gas & Electric, Charter, and Comcast were among six entities that responded to a November 2016 request for proposals from MBI for the provi...
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  Mentions: Comcast Northampton Westfield
9. Wired West unveils new vision for broadband fiber network in 27 rural communities
  
  Explore masslive.com Jan 30 2017 Information Technology
  
  ...spanning 40 towns. Westfield Gas & Electric indicated it would work with any town to build and operate fiber. Comcast and Charter Communications proposed a short list of towns it could serve with cable. Mid Hudson seeks ...
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  Mentions: Comcast Northampton Westfield
10. Six internet companies vie for $20 million in rural broadband grants
  
  Explore masslive.com Jan 24 2017 Information Technology
  
  ...p. and Westfield Gas Electric (Whip City Fiber) were submitted in response to aNov. 18 solicitation from the Massachusetts Broadband Institute, or MBI, which has allocated $19,680,000 to subsidize the cost of deploying ...
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  Mentions: Comcast Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Amherst
11. Three rural communities get $1.9 million in state broadband money
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 14 2016 Information Technology
  
  ... instead. The state's telecommunications and cable commissioner, Karen Charles Peterson, ruled in June that a Comcast cable expansion would "provide the best value" for the money. The state's entire rural broadband initi...
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12. Massachusetts Broadband recommends Comcast cable for Montague and Hardwick, despite town preferences for Matrix fiber | masslive.com
  
  Explore masslive.com May 19 2016 Information Technology
  
  ... for. If a staff recommendation from the Massachusetts Broadband Institute holds up, the contracts will go to Comcast Corporation to expand its cable network in the towns, and not to Matrix Design Group, a smaller compan...
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13. State OKs broadband expansion in 'partially served' Comcast cable towns | masslive.com
  
  Explore masslive.com Mar 28 2016 Information Technology
  
  ...The Massachusetts Broadband Institute will negotiate a public-private partnership with Comcast to expand broadband infrastructure in seven towns where the cable company now provides only partial service. The in...
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14. Shutesbury, Wendell first Wired West towns to reach subscription threshold for high-speed Internet | masslive.com
  
  Explore masslive.com Apr 7 2015 Information Technology
  
  ...se speeds on the fiber network from 25 Mbps to one Gigabit, significantly more bandwidth than that offered by Comcast or Verizon in the area. The Broadband Institute is offering technical assistance, and has scheduled t...
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15. Mass. Broadband Institute sets 'Final Mile' meetings for rural towns | masslive
  
  Explore masslive.com Apr 6 2015 Information Technology
  
  ...approved by a two-thirds vote. To prepare local officials for the upcoming public discussion and debate, the Massachusetts Broadband Institute plans a series of April meetings. The purpose is to review the status of Las...
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16. Massachusetts Broadband Institute completes construction and testing of fiber-optic network
  
  Explore masslive.com Feb 24 2014 Information Technology
  
  ... Technology Park was one of the first parts of the system to be completed. Ben Dobbs, deputy director of the Massachusetts Broadband Institute, said last week that faster connectivity is invaluable to schools and librar...
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  Mentions: Comcast Springfield Technical Community College Springfield
17. Massachusetts Broadband Institute announces completion of rural high-speed network
  
  Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online Feb 19 2014
  
  ... up," Pignatelli said. "The time is now." Want of an assured market may be holding up private companies like Comcast or Verizon from anteing up, Pignatelli said he believes. Wagering that western Massachusetts consumer...
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18. New Springfield to Sandisfield broadband network will be up by March
  
  Explore masslive.com Jan 24 2013 Information Technology
  
  ...w broadband network running from Springfield to Sandisfield will be up and running by March, according to the Massachusetts Broadband Institute. The network will be the first area completed of a new 1,200-mile network ru...
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  Mentions: Governor Deval L. Patrick Comcast Springfield
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