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Continue Reading: Urbana neighborhood connects to UC2B
Urbana neighborhood connects to UC2B
URBANA, IL. — A neighborhood in south central Urbana will soon have access to one of the fastest gigabit networks in the country. Today, iTV-3 will hold a "groundbreaking" for an expansion of…
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Continue Reading: FCC’s New Broadband Definition Brings Faster Speeds to iTV-3 Customers
FCC’s New Broadband Definition Brings Faster Speeds to iTV-3 Customers
CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, IL. -- Prompted by a recent policy change at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to re-define broadband speed in the U.S. as 25 Mbps or higher, local broadband provider iTV-3 will also increase all…
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Continue Reading: Fiber optic cable is on its way to Peoria
Fiber optic cable is on its way to Peoria
PEORIA, IL. -- Cable TV has been a monopoly in Peoria since General Electric Cablevision launched service here in the 1970s. In 2015, that’s about to change. That’s when iTV3 will start laying…
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Continue Reading: Urbana-Champaign Big Broadband Not-for-Profit (UC2B NFP) Partners with iTV-3
Urbana-Champaign Big Broadband Not-for-Profit (UC2B NFP) Partners with iTV-3
CHAMPAIGN, IL. -- UC2B (Urbana-Champaign Big Broadband) has formed a partnership with iTV-3 to operate and extend fiber-optic broadband in Urbana and Champaign. iTV-3 will operate the existing UC2B network and will extend…
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Continue Reading: Fiber optics will 'light up' East Peoria
Fiber optics will 'light up' East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, IL. -- Workers from Perley Cable Construction in Metamora install the tubing in which fiber optics will be added later. Four crews from Perley Cable Construction were working along Illini Drive…
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Continue Reading: Provider Spotlight: iTV-3 Expanding Fiber to the Home Service in Central Illinois
Provider Spotlight: iTV-3 Expanding Fiber to the Home Service in Central Illinois
PEORIA, IL. -- It’s no secret that the rising popularity in home video streaming has taken a piece of the home entertainment pie from video retail stores. But Family Video, a central Illinois…
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Continue Reading: Council approves ITV-3 franchise
Council approves ITV-3 franchise
PEKIN, IL. -- Residents of East Peoria will soon have a new option when it comes to their cable television, Internet and telephone service. The City Council on Tuesday approved on first reading…
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Continue Reading: Family Video launches fiber-optic project in Pekin area
Family Video launches fiber-optic project in Pekin area
PEKIN, IL. — Family Video Inc., the largest privately owned video chain in the country, is upping the competition for combined video, Internet, TV and telephone services with a fiber-optic project in the…
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Continue Reading: Competition on the horizon for Comcast in Morton
Competition on the horizon for Comcast in Morton
MORTON, IL -- Morton is near completing the legal work that would allow high-speed internet, cable and telephone service provider iTV-3 to install its fiber-optic network in various parts of Morton. Village board…