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When Emergencies Strike Local Broadband Providers Deliver a Communications Lifeline for Their Communities With Calix SmartTown
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 03, 2025--Today, Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) recognizes local broadband experience providers (BXPs) for leveraging Calix SmartTown® and the Calix Broadband Platform to deliver critical connectivity to communities, subscribers, and first responders. Increasingly, Calix customers are transforming into BXPs—service providers that have grown and evolved beyond the basic utility mindset to meet every broadband need in their communities. By doing so, BXPs increase their ability to
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