Consolidated Communications Of Northern New England Company, LLC

Consolidated Communications Of Northern New England Company, LLC, doing business as Fidium, is a for-profit limited liability company headquartered in Portland, Maine, and a subsidiary of Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. The company specializes in providing comprehensive telecommunications infrastructure and connectivity solutions to federal agencies across multiple regions in the Northeast, with particular expertise in telephone services, internet connectivity, and broadband deployment. Consolidated Communications maintains active federal contracting relationships with numerous government agencies and has demonstrated a sustained commitment to expanding broadband access to underserved and rural communities through federal grant programs.

Through its federal contract awards, Consolidated Communications has provided an extensive range of telecommunications services to multiple government agencies with total contract values reflecting consistent federal procurement activity. The company has delivered phone service continuity at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Seabrook Station facility in New Hampshire through multiple years of contracts awarded by NRC Region 1, with individual contract values ranging from $1,400 to $1,872.71 for firm fixed-price purchase orders covering one-year service periods. Additionally, Consolidated Communications has provided consolidated communication telephone services to the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons at Federal Correctional Institution Berlin, with contracts valued between $463.80 and $12,249.40 serving facilities in Illinois. The company has also delivered internet, phone, and fax services with installation and equipment rental to the Department of the Army at three Vermont locations in Winooski, Rutland, and St. Albans through a $4,320 purchase order awarded in September 2025. Further demonstrating its service breadth, Consolidated Communications provided base year telecommunications services for Prospect Harbor and Cutler, Maine, through a $23,126.40 definitive contract with the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Agency, and internet services to Maine and New Hampshire-Vermont work sites through a $12,000 purchase order from the Office of Acquisitions and Grants. The company also completed a telephone service transfer contract valued at $11,647.64 for the Defense Contract Management Agency in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and received a $12,619.60 delivery order from the Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Planning and Risk Management for telephone service. All of these contract awards were issued through full and open competition with no small business set-aside designations applied.

Through federal grant sub-awards, Consolidated Communications has emerged as a significant partner in broadband infrastructure expansion initiatives, particularly through the Maine Connectivity Authority's Community Connectivity Initiative and related programs. Since 2023, the company has received substantial sub-award funding totaling approximately $52.3 million across multiple fiber-to-the-home construction projects designed to bring affordable, reliable broadband internet service to underserved rural communities in Maine and New Hampshire. Notable grant sub-awards include $8,133,267 for the Greater East Grand region covering towns including Danforth, Drew Plantation, and Weston; $8,827,148 for the Skowhegan and Madison Connect the Ready partnership; $6,684,343 for the Dover-Foxcroft and Dexter Partnerships Enabling Middle Mile initiative serving six towns; and $6,000,000 for the Lincoln County fiber optic construction project supporting fiber-to-the-home deployment across eleven communities. Additional significant awards include $3,745,423 for the Moscow and Bingham Connect the Ready 2 project, $3,082,357 for the Penobscot County Connect the Ready 2 initiative, $1,886,241 for the Orland Connect the Ready 2 project, $1,875,000 for the Fayette Connect the Ready 2 project, and $1,291,583 for the Scec/Vanceboro Connect the Ready 2 project. The company has also received smaller incentive awards including $388,800 for Great Diamond Island fiber-to-the-home construction and $311,000 for the Wilton Reach Me Line Extension. Additionally, Consolidated Communications received a grant sub-award from the State of Florida Department of Financial Services dated December 2, 2024, for Franklin County fiber optic construction and deployment, and a sub-award from the New Hampshire State Treasurer's office for capital projects in Barnstead and related areas. These grant awards demonstrate the company's substantial involvement in federal broadband infrastructure programs focused on closing the digital divide in rural and underserved communities throughout the Northeast.