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Articles mentioning both Comcast and Westfield

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1. Charlemont rejects Comcast broadband offer; opts to build $1.4M fiber optic network
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 10 2018 Information Technology
  
  ... its own fiber optic broadband network instead of accepting a cheaper cable option from Comcast. The $462,123 Comcast proposal, which would have connected 96 percent of households with high-speed internet, was rejected b...
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2. Southwick Select Board discusses fiber options with Whip City Fiber
  
  Explore masslive.com Nov 16 2018 Information Technology
  
  ...howing them how," said Carnall. Selectman Douglas Moglin said Southwick relies on Comcast. "From where I sit, Comcast is far and away the best option, but the problem is the cost is escalating. Your service is extremely ...
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3. Comcast Now Nation’s Largest Provider of Gigabit Internet
  
  Explore BusinessWest Oct 22 2018 Information Technology
  
  ...ingfield, Sunderland,Ware, West Springfield, Westfield, Westhampton, Whately, and Williamsburg. SPRINGFIELD — Comcast announced it is the nation’s largest provider of gigabit broadband, with the ultra-fast Xfinity Gigabi...
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  Mentions: Comcast West Springfield Palmer
4. Officials celebrate Comcast broadband expansion in 9 rural Western Massachusetts towns
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 7 2018
  
  ... 1,303 new premises, "20 percent more than originally planned," officials said. "We were pleased to work with Comcast, who met the two-year timeline we set to deliver critical 21st-century broadband connections to more h...
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5. 'This is big': Gov. Charlie Baker gets update on Whip City Fiber's rural broadband plans
  
  Explore masslive.com Aug 23 2018 Information Technology
  
  ...d 18 communities are in the queue. WESTFIELD -- Governor Charlie Baker and his entourage gathered Thursday at Westfield Gas & Electric headquarters to hear an update on rural broadband deployment in Western Massachusetts...
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  Mentions: Governor Deval L. Patrick Comcast Westfield
6. People On the Move
  
  Explore BusinessWest May 28 2018
  
  ...construction, product engineering, and overall system integrity, as well as the reliability and resiliency of Comcast’s converged, fiber-optic network. Recently, she was responsible for the rollout of Comcast’s new 1-Gb ...
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  Mentions: University of Connecticut Comcast Springfield Technical Community College
7. MBI and Comcast sign deal to bring broadband to Montgomery
  
  Explore masslive.com Jun 24 2017 Retail
  
  ...his week. Town officials and Comcast still need to sign a cable franchise agreement. If that goes as planned, Comcast estimates it could have its cable network up and running by the end of 2018. Comcast has agreed to rea...
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  Mentions: Comcast Westfield Massachusetts Broadband Institute
8. 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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9. Six Massachusetts towns win broadband infrastructure grants to build fiber optic networks
  
  Explore masslive.com May 9 2017 Information Technology
  
  ...works, and perhaps to oversee construction. Kulp said Ashfield is on the verge of signing a contract with the Westfield-based utility, and that their design and engineering work will yield a more concrete cost estimate. ...
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  Mentions: Governor Deval L. Patrick Comcast Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
10. 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
11. Massachusetts Broadband Institute OKs proposal for internet service to six towns
  
  Explore masslive.com Mar 10 2017 Information Technology
  
  ...from Comcast with its final proposal to serve four towns: Goshen, Montgomery, Shutesbury and Princetown. Both Comcast and Charter would pick up the entire startup cost that is not covered by the state subsidy, and would ...
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12. 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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13. 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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14. Six internet companies vie for $20 million in rural broadband grants
  
  Explore masslive.com Jan 24 2017 Information Technology
  
  ...ations from Charter Communications, Comcast, Crocker Communications, Fiber Connect, Mid Hudson Data Corp. and Westfield Gas & Electric (Whip City Fiber) were submitted in response to a Nov. 18 solicitation from the Massa...
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  Mentions: Comcast Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Amherst
15. Photos: United Way teams with Peter Pan Bus Lines to deliver 1500 backpacks full of school...
  
  Explore masslive.com Aug 24 2016 Education
  
  ...portunity to work with Peter Pan Bus Lines, Six Flags New England, Amica Mutual Insurance, Western Mass News, Comcast, and others to ensure that children in transitional housing will be ready with the supplies they need ...
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  Mentions: Comcast West Springfield Six Flags New England
16. United Way Teams Up with Peter Pan, Six Flags to Stuff the Bus
  
  Explore BusinessWest Jul 26 2016 Education
  
  ...ial support for the project. Other sponsors include Peter Pan Bus Lines, Six Flags New England, Holyoke Mall, Comcast, Western Mass News, Harry Grodsky & Co. Inc., Excel Dryer, UTC Aerospace Systems, and IAMAW Local 743....
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17. Western Massachusetts Developers Conference Set for June 23
  
  Explore BusinessWest Jun 10 2016
  
  ...ted to share them.” Event sponsors include MassMutual Financial Group, WinnDevelopment, Westfield Bank, CRRC, Comcast, Westmass Area Development Corp., UMass Amherst, and MassDevelopment, among others. The event is free ...
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  Mentions: University of Massachusetts MassDevelopment Massachusetts Office of Business Development
18. Comcast opens Xfinity store in Springfield, plans one in Westfield | masslive.com
  
  Explore masslive.com Aug 12 2015
  
  ...front in the WalMart plaza, 1083 Boston Road, resembles a Apple store more than the office it replaces in the Comcast office on North Main Street. The new space has staff of 14. The number of pay television subscription ...
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19. Hyper-fast Internet coming to parts of Westfield, but it's not from a company you'd guess
  
  Explore masslive.com May 8 2015 Information Technology
  
  ...tfield residents, the annoyances of video buffering and long download times may soon be a thing of the past. Westfield Gas and Electric, the city's municipal utility, is launching a fiber optic Internet pilot program th...
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20. The Greater Chicopee, Holyoke, Westfield and South Hadley & Granby chambers of commerce plan major legislative summit
  
  Explore masslive.com Oct 15 2014
  
  ... James Welch, D-West Springfield, and Reps. John Scibak, D-South Hadley, Aaron Vega, D-Holyoke, John Velis, D-Westfield, and Joseph Wagner, D-Chicopee. “This is a very unique and rare chance to have our voices heard dir...
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21. Westfield State University celebrates 175th anniversary with scholarship gala
  
  Explore masslive.com Mar 31 2014 Education
  
  ...nings of Westfield, Berkshire Bank, Barnes and Noble Booksellers, Opal Real Estate Group, Westfield Bank, the Westfield News Group, Mestek, Inc., WEPCO, Evisions, People’s Bank, New England Geriatrics, Westfield Gas and ...
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  Mentions: Comcast Liberty Mutual Westfield State University
22. 2011 Big E Daily Schedule
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 9 2011 Tourism
  
  ...– Court of Honor Stage Mardi Gras Parade 10 p.m. – Last Shuttle to West Springfield Hotels Thursday, Sept. 29 Westfield Day big929.jpg 8 a.m. – Now Open – Mallary Complex Llama Jackpot Obstacle – Mallary Arena 4 8:30 a.m...
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23. Groundbreaking for Easthampton Savings Bank
  
  Explore masslive.com Jul 18 2011 Financial Services
  
  ...h a new branch office, a drive up window and a drive up ATM. Comcast: Download speeds get boost SPRINGFIELD – Comcast has announced the availability of faster download speeds in two of our most popular Internet service...
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24. Comcast Donates $50000 to Western Massachusetts Tornado Relief Efforts
  
  Explore PR Newswire Jun 22 2011
  
  ...on about the Foundation and its programs is available at www.comcast.com/community. About Comcast Corporation Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is one of the world's leading media, entertainmen...
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  Mentions: Governor Deval L. Patrick Comcast MassMutual Center
25. 2010 Hoophall Classic was a resounding success
  
  Explore masslive.com Jan 19 2010 Tourism
  
  ...e, and this game may have been a single digit game going into the fourth quarter.” IT’S ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE: Westfield didn’t get the result it was hoping for in its first trip to the Hoophall Classic, losing to Wareham...
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26. The 2009 Big E daily schedule
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 16 2009
  
  ...ing Acrobats - Court of Honor Stage Hilby the Skinny German Juggle Boy - Storrowton Gazebo 7 p.m. - Seether - Comcast Arena Stage The Big E Super Circus - Near the Giant Slide Goat Milking Demo - Farm-A-Rama Stage 7:30 p...
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