> Thoma Bravo, a private equity investment firm, has completed its acquisition of Barracuda Networks, a provider of cloud-enabled security and data protection solutions, for $1.6 billion. Release
> FirstLight announced that Pinkerton Academy, the largest independent high school in the U.S., has selected FirstLight to provide high speed Internet to connect 23 buildings across its 170+-acre campus in Derry, New Hampshire. Release
> FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly says that the regulator should not expand the Universal Service Fund contribution base or increase the overall USF budget. Telecompetitor article
> TPx has signed Converged Network Services Group (CNSG) as a national master agent. CNSG had been distributing TPx services through its agreement with DSCI, which TPx acquired in 2016. Release
> Washington’s net neutrality bill was approved by the state's House of Representatives. US News article