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TDS plans a fiber-optic DSLAM near Donegal Bay, 2011

Also TDS Donegal Bay fiber optic DSLAM 2011

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Locator map: Donegal Bay highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Donegal BayLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
TypeEvent
Dates2011-09 – 2012
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Locator map: Donegal Bay highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Donegal BayLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Dates
2011-09 – 2012
Kind
Construction
Where
Donegal Bay
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communicationtechnologyinfrastructuretransportation
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

In September 2011, the Beaver Beacon reported that TDS was installing additional fiber-optic cable for a new digital subscriber line access multiplexer near Donegal Bay. The article said the equipment was intended to provide telephone service and Internet speeds of up to 15 megabits to about 90 residents, with completion expected in late 2011 or early 2012.

Evidence limits

This is a contemporaneous infrastructure report and projected completion date. It does not establish the final activation date, actual speed, or the number of households ultimately served.

Sources

  1. Residents report observing fiber installation and ask whether it will improve existing TDS speeds or extend service; the thread contains no provider answer, so it corroborates construction activity but not activation or customer benefit.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 03 · t003933
  2. Beaver Beacon, September 2011, "To Donegal."
    Reports additional fiber-optic cable, a new DSLAM near Donegal Bay, telephone and high-speed Internet service of up to 15 megabits for approximately 90 residents, and a completion target of late 2011 or early 2012. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-09_Beaver-Beacon
  3. The held issue scan confirms the TDS infrastructure report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-09_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “TDS plans a fiber-optic DSLAM near Donegal Bay, 2011”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-donegal-bay-fiber-dslam-2011/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, "Fiber being installed on Donegal Bay Rd.," August 20–26, 2011. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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