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Statement
of Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein Before
the Subcommittee on Rural and Urban Entrepreneurship;
Small Business Committee; United States House
of Representatives. |
5/9/07 |
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USCarrier
Telecom® and BalsamWest Form Interconnect
Partnership in Blue Ridge, Georgia
Telecom Provider Expands
Fiber Footprint to Reach New Customers |
1/30/07 |
| ATLANTA
& SYLVA, N.C. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--
USCarrier Telecom today announced its strategic
interconnect partnership with Sylva, N.C.
based BalsamWest FiberNET. Interconnected
in Blue Ridge, Ga., this affiliation ties
together USCarrier’s 3,400 route-mile
high-capacity fiber optic network with BalsamWest’s
300-mile Tri-State fiber optic backbone.
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Public-Private
Initiative Brings Ultra-High-Speed Connectivity
to Western North Carolina
Carlton
family commits money to provide schools, government,
businesses with world-class network |
1/10/07 |
| CASHIERS,
N.C. — In a first for Jackson
County, N.C., ultra-high-speed connectivity
will soon be available to schools, local
government and businesses in the remote
area. Connectivity in this mountainous part
of the state is possible in large part due
to the Carlton family of Cashiers, N.C.
The family committed a substantial amount
of money to expand a BalsamWest FiberNET
project that will connect a total of 70
schools in the rural Appalachian region.
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BalsamWest
FiberNET First to Connect Tri-State Appalachian
Region with High-Speed Fiber Optic Network
BalsamWest Providing
World-Class Education Network Owned and Controlled
by Rural Schools |
1/4/07 |
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SYLVA, N.C. --
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- In a first for western
N.C., BalsamWest FiberNET today announced
the installation of an ultra-high-speed
fiber optic network connecting 45 school
sites in seven rural school districts, including
the Qualla Boundary of the Eastern Band
of Cherokee Indians. Read
more...
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BalsamWest
FiberNET Links Region to Georgia & Tennessee
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7/17/04 |
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FRANKLIN, NC
- BalsamWest FiberNET announced today the
expansion of its next generation high-speed
fiber optic network to Georgia and Tennessee.
This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity will
provide the tools needed to improve the
quality of life of the people of western
North Carolina through advances in education,
health care, government and business. Read
more...
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| BalsamWest
FiberNET Connects to Andrews |
6/18/04 |
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Andrews —
Twenty-first century network infrastructure
is in Andrews. BalsamWest FiberNET has finished
construction of a portion of its 144-strand
fiber optic backbone through the city of
Andrews. Read
more...
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| MCI
signs agreement with BalsamWest FiberNET |
3/28/04 |
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FRANKLIN, NC
– Today, BalsamWest FiberNET announced
an agreement with MCI to connect two major
Internet points of presence to the BalsamWest
network. By combining their demand for service,
BalsamWest founders, Drake Enterprises Ltd
and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
have obtained redundant and geographically
diverse Internet connectivity from network
operation centers in Atlanta and Washington,
DC. The MCI connections will provide more
access to the region at a fraction of the
current cost. Read
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| Great
Smoky Mountains Railroad to Support New Fiber
Optic Network |
3/18/04 |
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DILLSBORO, NC -
BalsamWest FiberNET today announced an agreement
with the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
to speed construction of a portion of its
fiber-optic telecommunications network in
Jackson, Swain, Graham, and Cherokee Counties.
BalsamWest will deploy its network along
the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad from
Dillsboro to Andrews. Cities that will benefit
from this innovative use of the railbed
include Dillsboro, Sylva, Cherokee, Bryson
City, Robbinsville, Andrews, and others.
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| BalsamWest
FiberNet to Help Communities ‘Get Connected’k |
2/04 |
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BalsamWest FiberNET, a new wholesale telecommunications
company, announced that it will begin assisting
community leaders in its six-county service
area to develop plans and obtain resources
to directly connect to its advanced telecommunications
network. Read
more... |
| Drake,
SCC begin Construction of WNC Fiber-Optic
Backbone |
9/03 |
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Southwestern Community College and Drake
Enterprises announced today the formation
of BalsamWest FiberNET, LLC a public/private
partnership created to facilitate the deployment
of a high-capacity fiber-optic network ring
through Jackson, Macon, Swain, Graham, Clay
and Cherokee counties. Read
more... |
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