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Residents Come out in Numbers for “Gigafy Phelan” Town Hall
The Race to Gigafy Phelan Begins San Francisco, CA – August 28, 2017: On Sunday August 27th, The residents of Phelan welcomed Race Communications to town marking the beginning of the journey to “Gigafy Phelan”. The Womack Auditorium at Piñon Mesa Middle School was filled with residents who showed their excitement about finally gaining…
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The Cloud Is Changing the Need for Speed
We all have our heads in “The Cloud” and we don’t even realize it. Cloud Computing The days of installing applications software on your computer are over. Many businesses and everyday consumers are already using cloud computing and they may not even know it. What is cloud computing? Cloud computing is the delivery of applications,…
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Race Communications to Hold “Gigafy Phelan” Town Hall
Approved “Gigafy Phelan” Grant Will Provide Fiber-Based Gigabit Internet to over 7,600 Households San Francisco, CA – July 28, 2017: On Thursday, July 13th, The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) passed the Gigafy Phelan Project and granted Race Communications approximately $27.6 million from the California Advanced Service Fund (CASF) to bring fiber-based gigabit internet to…
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The Race to #GigafyPhelan has begun!
Step One is complete as “GIGAFY PHELAN” MARKS TENTH CASF GRANT FOR RACE COMMUNICATIONS.” So what’s next? The following infographic explains the fiber installation process in six easy to understand steps. Stay up-to-date with what’s going on in Phelan through our Race Communications Blog or on our Race to Phelan – Facebook Page. Check it out now!…
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“GIGAFY PHELAN” MARKS TENTH CASF GRANT FOR RACE COMMUNICATIONS
The $27.6-million-dollar grant was awarded after multiple challenges and months of delays. San Francisco, CA: On Thursday, July 13th, 2017 The California Public Utilities Commission voted four to one yesterday to approve the “Gigafy Phelan” grant, which will cover 60% of the cost of building a brand new fiber to the home network in the…
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The CPUC heard the residents of Phelan. Phelan is getting Gigafied!
GIGAFY PHELAN: This morning, July 13, 2017 just past 10:00am, the California Public Utilities Commission passed the Gigafy Phelan Project with a vote of 4-1. Fiber-based gigabit internet is coming to Phelan, Pinon Hills, Oak Hills and parts of Hesperia. After hearing testimony from community members, the commissioners voted 4-1 in favor of the resolution…
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The roll out has begun in Mono County!
Race Communications would like to thank the residents in these communities for their patience during the roll out of our fiber-based services and we look forward to begin providing service late summer – Now who’s ready to place an order? Who’s ready to experience speeds 1000x times faster than Cable or DSL? Remember our fiber…
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“Gigafy Phelan” Still in Question with CPUC
Split decisions plagued the California Public Utilities Commission today as they decided the fate of Resolution T-17525 better known as “Gigafy Phelan.” The project aims to provide symmetrical gigabit Internet service to the Phelan, Pinon Hills and Oak Hills of San Bernardino County which would be sponsored by Race Communications and cost about $27.6 million—through a grant provided by the California Advance Services Fund (CASF). If awarded, Phelan would be the…
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6 Facts You Need to Know About AB 375
What you need to about AB 375 Back in April, Congress sent proposed legislation to President Trump that wiped away the limit of how Internet providers use and sell customer data, Federal officials have now approved that Internet providers can sell your Internet history, app usage, mobile location data, financial information and email content/messages. In…
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Can We Close the Digital Divide?
For Kathy Zimbro of Phelan, CA, it was a 45 day process trying to receive service from an incumbent provider (Frontier), but after all of her exhausted efforts, she ultimately had to attempt to find another provider before moving her business location due to the lack of service. In the same town, Kimberly Fetzer struggled…
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