Bresnan Communications (see our user reviews) is the nation's thirteenth largest cable operator, serving customers in Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, and Utah. Bresnan tells attendees of a DOCSIS 3.0 conference in Denver that they're installing Cisco uBR10012 cable modem termination systems (CMTS) in select markets, but they're not embracing faster wideband speeds just yet -- in part because of the cost of DOCSIS 3.0 cable modems. Well, that and the carrier's biggest competitor is Qwest, whose 12Mbps and 20Mbps ADSL2+ offerings are in limited markets. We've explored how Bresnan is seeing some municipal fiber competition in Wyoming, though even that's capped at just 10Mbps/5Mbps. Like many cable operators, Bresnan has found that running ads that confuse last mile and core network fiber is a less expensive competitive alternative.

We've previously mentioned how the small town of Powell, Wyoming hopes to see an economic resurgence through the building of a $4.9 million fiber network through a public-private partnership with little to no taxpayer risk. The project broke ground back in May, and local Broadband Reports user koolkid1563 has been tracking the progress of the project.