en.Wedoany.com Reported - Multiple broadband network operators in the United States have recently launched or advanced a new round of fiber deployment projects covering hundreds of thousands of locations, with construction spanning regions including the Northwest, Northeast, Midwest, and West Coast.
Ziply Fiber will begin new construction this summer in Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. In Idaho, the project covers over 500 households in Bayview, Kootenai County; 200 households in Harrison; and 1,000 homes and businesses in Cascade, Valley County. In Washington, the expansion involves 1,000 households in Benton, Benton County; 7,300 in Clarkston, Asotin County; 500 in Fairfield, Spokane County; 700 in Granger, Yakima County; over 4,000 in Lake Goodwin, Snohomish County; 1,200 in Washougal, Clark County; and an additional 5,000 on Camano Island, Island County (where a previously announced initial project in June 2024 covered only 100 addresses and received a $500,000 grant from the American Rescue Plan). In Oregon, construction in Aumsville, Marion County will cover 1,600 households. Service installations in these areas are expected to begin from late summer to early fall. Ziply Fiber was acquired by Bell Canada (BCE) in August 2025.
GoNetspeed announced expansion plans in Massachusetts and Maine. The company will invest $15 million to extend its fiber network to Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, connecting 11,700 homes and businesses. In Maine, it will invest $1.7 million to expand to 2,600 households in Kittery, York County. Construction will start this summer, with the first customers in Kittery expected to receive service this fall. GoNetspeed is funded by Oak Hill Capital and will be acquired by T-Mobile as part of the $2 billion joint venture between T-Mobile and Oak Hill Capital announced earlier this year, merging with Greenlight Networks; the transaction is expected to close in 2027.
Fidium Fiber has expanded its coverage in York County, Maine, extending to 3,200 households in the towns of South Berwick and Berwick, with plans for further expansion later this year. In Kennebec County, it expanded to 1,900 households in the town of Winthrop. In New Hampshire, the company completed a construction project covering 20,000 households in Coos County, partially funded by $40 million from the state's American Rescue Plan. Fidium Fiber also extended its network to 5,400 households in Hampton, Rockingham County. Fidium Fiber (formerly Consolidated Communications) was acquired in December 2024 by affiliates of Searchlight Capital Partners and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI).
WideOpenWest (WOW) is extending its fiber network to an additional 20,000 homes and businesses in Seminole County and Orange County, Florida, with service rollout beginning in fall 2026. With this addition, WOW will serve nearly 75,000 customers in Central Florida, covering communities including Longwood, Sanford, Fairview Shores, Ocoee, Rosemont, and Engelwood Park. WOW was taken private in 2025 through a $1.5 billion transaction completed by DigitalBridge Group and Crestview Partners.
Intrepid Fiber Networks announced a significant expansion of its open-access fiber network in California. The company will deploy its network in the cities of Corona and Riverside in Riverside County to connect an additional 50,000 homes and businesses. Construction will begin immediately, with service expected to be available within the year. Intrepid Fiber Networks was founded in 2021 by Brookfield Asset Management and is a portfolio company of Brookfield Infrastructure.
Charter's Spectrum is launching services in multiple locations across Ohio, Michigan, and Kentucky. In Ohio, coverage includes 670 households in Champaign County, 3,800 in Brown County, 2,700 in Preble County, 3,000 in Gallia County, 1,800 in Adams County, and 930 in Montgomery County. In Kalamazoo County, Michigan, it covers 1,000 households. In Hopkins County, Kentucky, it expands to over 820 locations; in McLean County, it expands to over 660 households. Spectrum's rural construction is partially supported by the FCC's Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF).
Wire 3 has started construction in Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, with an investment of $37 million that will ultimately connect over 37,000 locations. The first locations are expected to be connected as early as this fall. Wire 3's funding comes from a joint investment by Guggenheim Investments and Oak Hill Capital.
Ripple Fiber has launched service for its first customers in Ocean Shores, Grays Harbor County, Washington. The project is part of a larger $250 million build covering 200,000 locations in Grays Harbor County and King County, which began in December 2025. Another city in the project, Federal Way, has been under construction since March, with the first locations expected to be connected by late summer. Ripple Fiber is funded by Post Road Group.
TDS Telecommunications has completed a fiber network expansion in Milton, Rock County, Wisconsin. The project, launched in 2023, laid 44 miles of fiber, covering approximately 2,700 homes and businesses. TDS is a subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, with funding from Oaktree Capital Management.
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