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                <title><![CDATA[ Energy price surge drives cost pressures for utility, pipeline contractors ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/magazine/2026/april-2026-vol-81-no-4/features/energy-price-surge-drives-cost-pressures-for-utility-pipeline-contractors</link>
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                    The conflict that erupted in late February 2026 between the United States, Israel and Iran has sent shockwaves through global energy markets that underground utility and gas contractors are now feeling on every job&#160;site.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Race Communications breaks ground on Bakersfield fiber network ]]></title>
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                    Race Communications has begun building a fiber-optic network in Bakersfield, Calif., aiming to connect more than 50,000 homes and businesses with high-speed broadband.
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                <title><![CDATA[ $24 million fiber buildout expands broadband across Northeast Pa. ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2026/march/24-million-fiber-buildout-expands-broadband-across-northeast-pa</link>
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                    A $24 million fiber buildout will expand broadband access to more than 15,500 homes across Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and surrounding Northeast Pennsylvania communities.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Cityside launches $100 million fiber build in Corona, Calif. ]]></title>
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                    Cityside Fiber has begun construction on a $100 million fiber-to-the-premise expansion in Corona, Calif., extending its Orange County network into the Inland Empire.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Utility and communications construction update ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/magazine/2025/april-2025-vol-80-no-4/features/utility-and-communications-construction-update</link>
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                    While the final plan for tariffs from the Trump Administration is unknown, the initial rollout shocked investors and caused a flurry of market activity. This will likely continue until a stable plan that is being strategically implemented has been negotiated.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Fiber Broadband Association advocates for retiring copper in favor of future-proof fiber ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2024/may/fiber-broadband-association-advocates-for-retiring-copper-in-favor-of-future-proof-fiber</link>
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                    FBA&#39;s new white paper argues that many telecommunications providers still face unnecessary expenses and complexity by maintaining legacy copper infrastructure, despite having migrated to fiber in core and access networks.
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                <title><![CDATA[ CGA publishes telecom white paper on preventing utility damage trends ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2023/december/cga-publishes-telecom-white-paper-on-preventing-utility-damage-trends</link>
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                    (UI) — Based on research among telecommunications stakeholders, CGA’s new research points to the sector’s impact on the U.S. damage prevention system as a whole and recommends key actions telecom organizations can take to drive damages down.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Montana telecom completes $11 million, 380-mile fiber cable burial project ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2023/october/montana-telecom-completes-11-million-380-mile-fiber-cable-burial-project</link>
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                    (UI) — Blackfoot Communications, headquartered in Missoula, has recently celebrated the successful culmination of a six-year endeavor, entailing an $11 million investment, to install more than 380 miles of cutting-edge fiber optic cable within the Flathead Reservation vicinity around St. Ignatius, according to Government Technology.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Dycom acquires telecom contractor Bigham Cable Construction in southeast US ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2023/august/dycom-acquires-telecom-contractor-bigham-cable-construction-in-southeast-us</link>
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                    (UI) — Dycom Industries Inc. has announced that it acquired Bigham Cable Construction Inc. on Aug. 23. Bigham provides telecommunications construction services in the southeastern United States and generated approximately $140 million of revenue over the last twelve months.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Comtech Telecommunications wins $30 million contract to enhance US Army tactical communications ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2023/july/comtech-telecommunications-wins-30-million-contract-to-enhance-us-army-tactical-communications</link>
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                    (UI) — Comtech Telecommunications Corp. has been awarded a $30 million contract from Fairwinds Technologies LLC to provide Comtech’s next-generation Troposcatter Family of Systems (FOS) in support of U.S. Army tactical communications.
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