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  "description": "Company promises first connections to occur this year",
  "path": "/sifi-partners-with-viasat-to-bring-fiber-to-escondino-california/",
  "publishedAt": "2025-05-20T21:22:18.000Z",
  "site": "https://broadbandbreakfast.com",
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    "_SiFi Networks announced_",
    "_It currently operates networks_",
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    "_it has long advocated for open access models_",
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  "textContent": "WASHINGTON, May 20, 2025 – _SiFi Networks announced_ that it was partnering with Viasat to bring high-speed fiber internet to Escondino, California.\n\nUnder the arrangement, Sifi will fund, build, and operate the fiber network, while Viasat will act as one of the first Internet Service Providers to offer it to residents of the city, the two said in a May 15 press release.\n\nSifi funds, builds, and operates open access fiber networks throughout the United States. _It currently operates networks_ across 17 different cities in California, Ohio, and Florida, and is constructing networks in 11 other cities across five different states: California, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, and New York. Its partnership with Viasat mirrors a _similar agreement it made with T-Mobile in 2024_, and _it has long advocated for open access models_.\n\nViasat is an ISP that has _often relied on geostationary satellites_ to provide service to its customers.\n\n**Jason Sophinos** , vice president of Viasat's U.S. Fixed Broadband division, described the company’s pivot to fiber\n\n“Sifi’s innovative business approach has opened the door for Viasat to venture into the fiber industry without significant financial commitment,” he said.",
  "title": "SiFi Partners with Viasat to Bring Fiber to Escondino, California",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-11T03:29:07.252Z"
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