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06/16/2026

Grain Combines Ritter, Great Plains Under Rightfiber Brand

Add it to the pile of broadband M&A. This time it’s private equity firm Grain Management announcing a move to combine Arkansas-based Ritter Communications and Nebraska’s Great Plains Communications.

By Cablefax Staff

Found in: grain management / Great Plains Communications / Heath Simpson / RightFiber / ritter communications / Todd Foje
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05/28/2026

Catching Up on Broadband M&A

The flow of broadband M&A continued last week after Nebraska-based and Grain Management-owned Great Plains Communications confirmed a deal to snatch up Fastwyre Broadband’s operations in the Cornhusker State.

By Cablefax Staff

Found in: New Street Research / Great Plains Communications / Todd Foje / Fastwyre Broadband / Swyft Fiber / Socket Fiber
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05/18/2026

ACAC Board

ACA Connects reelected several members to its board and executive committee.

By Cablefax Staff

Found in: John Barrett / Tom Larsen / ACA Connects / Boycom Vision / Patty Boyers / Astound / John Gdovin / Drew Petersen / Mediacom / Great Plains Communications / Schurz Communications / John Reardon / TDS Telecom
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04/16/2026

Carr’s ‘Progressive’ Path Forward

Labeling a conservative FCC chairman with “a progressive point of view” might catch some by surprise, but Ziply Fiber CEO Harold Zeitz thinks that’s what Brendan Carr has exemplified so far.

By Cablefax Staff

Found in: Jonathan Spalter / EchoStar / Starlink / Ziply Fiber / Great Plains Communications / Project Leo / FCC / Amazon / Brendan Carr / USTelecom
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04/16/2026

Customer Service Key to Counter Pain Points

Broadband providers have no shortage of matters to consider in their day-to-day operations.

By Cablefax Staff

Found in: Todd Foje / FCC / Brendan Carr / USTelecom / Ziply Fiber / Great Plains Communications / Harold Zeitz / Totelcom / Jennifer Prather / Fidium / Gaurav Juneja
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09/11/2025

Fiber Frenzy

Tillman Fiber announced a $100 million infrastructure project to build an open-access fiber network in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

By Cablefax Staff

Found in: Fiber / Great Plains Communications / Fiber Frenzy / Tillman FiberCo

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