The latest telecom news includes announcements on Fidium Fiber, Comcast Broadband, BharatNet, and others.
Fidium Fiber Expands New Hampshire Network Availability to 34,900 Homes and Businesses
Fidium Fiber also announced additional service availability across three New Hampshire communities during October 26–29. The latest disclosures identify 17,000 homes and businesses in Dover, 14,000 in Milford and 3,900 in Sanbornville, representing approximately 34,900 eligible locations. Dover supports symmetrical fiber broadband speeds reaching 8 Gbps, while Milford and Sanbornville offer services up to 2 Gbps. The operator’s statewide fiber infrastructure extends approximately 19,000 miles and reaches more than 450,000 homes and businesses. The developments strengthen high-capacity broadband availability in smaller communities and expand competition with existing fixed-network providers. Fidium has not disclosed customer take-up, individual construction costs or the additional fiber kilometers associated with these announcements.
Comcast Expands Broadband to 9,400 Locations Across New Hampshire and Indiana
Comcast announced three additional broadband developments during October 27–29, covering approximately 9,400 homes and businesses across New Hampshire and Indiana. In Franklin, New Hampshire, services became available to more than 4,300 premises. In Barrington, construction started on a network targeting more than 4,000 locations, with initial activations expected shortly and completion planned by the end of 2027. Separately, Comcast completed connectivity expansion covering nearly 1,100 premises across DeKalb, Whitley and Huntington counties in Indiana. The projects combine completed service availability with construction still underway. They support the operator’s strategy of extending multi-gigabit connectivity beyond its established markets. Combined project expenditure and installed fiber distances were not disclosed.
India Signs BharatNet Agreement to Deliver 500,000 Rural Fiber Connections Across 4,767 Tamil Nadu Villages
India’s Department of Telecommunications signed a BharatNet utilization agreement with the Tamil Nadu government and Tamil Nadu FibreNet Corporation on October 30, 2026. The agreement provides financial subsidy support for more than 500,000 rural home fiber connections under the Amended BharatNet Programme. It also establishes arrangements for providing on-demand broadband connectivity to 4,767 villages across Tamil Nadu. The initiative will use existing BharatNet infrastructure to accelerate last-mile FTTH deployment and improve network utilization. Digital Bharat Nidhi will provide central government financial support. The agreement represents an implementation milestone rather than completed household connections. The government has not disclosed the subsidy amount, construction expenditure, additional fiber kilometers or activation timetable.
