NEP Telephone

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North-Eastern Pennsylvania Telephone Company
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North-Eastern Pennsylvania Telephone Company (NEP) is a

. Besides landline telephone, NEP offers Broadband Internet, NEP Datavision IPTV and Wireless Phone Services.

ADSL2+ Upgrade

In April, 2011 NEP finished upgrading its data infrastructure to support the

ADSL2+ standard. The upgrade includes access to faster Internet download speeds and a new IPTV platform.[1]

Wireless Services

NEP Telephone previously had GSM wireless services in place for

T-Mobile USA
.

In 2013, NEP started to draw from its initial disbursement of $2 million it received from the FCC mobility fund of 2012.[2] It had received $6.7 million overall from the fund.[3] NEP was using these funds to construct a 4G LTE network in the 700 MHz B block. NEP owns a 700 MHz B block license for CMA-122 Binghamton, NY.[4]

Effective September 22, 2015, NEP Wireless chose to exit the retail wireless business and the service was subsequently terminated.[5]

References

  1. ^ "The North-Eastern Pennsylvania Telephone Company | NEP Happenings". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  2. ^ "NEP Wireless is First Carrier to Draw on Mobility Fund Winnings - Telecompetitor".
  3. ^ http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2012/db1003/DA-12-1566A2.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ "ULS License - 700 MHZ Lower Band (Blocks A, B & E) License - WQIZ411 - New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC".
  5. ^ "NEP | NEPA's Fastest Internet Connection".

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