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It’s been a long time coming, but the broadband stimulus program’s first project is actually underway. SDN Communications, a Sioux Falls, SD based regional fiber network, broke ground yesterday on their $25 million middle mile project which will build a 359 route-mile fiber network across the state ...

The biggest winner among the 94 broadband stimulus awards totaling $1.8 billion announced today was the University of Arkansas, which was awarded $102 million for a project to connect community anchor institutions throughout the state. Other winners included Iowa Telecommunications, which won $17 million for two projects, and ...

According to previous guidance from the broadband stimulus program, we should see some significant announcements this week for round two awards. Both programs, BTOP and BIP, announced back on August 4th that approximately 120 projects ...

There’s been a threat of a reduction in the total dollars available through the broadband stimulus program for over a month now. That threat has become reality, with President Obama signing into law a $26 billion fiscal ...

Network operators that challenged competitors’ broadband stimulus applications sometimes supplied incorrect information about broadband coverage, according to information released this week from the Government Accountability Office. Although competitors challenged many applications, a GAO review of 32 applications turned up ...

Sensing the end is near, the White House revealed a roadmap for the remaining broadband stimulus funding (detailed below). The information was provided by Secretary’s of Agriculture and Commerce, Vilsack and Locke respectively, on the White ...

It’s hard to believe that the $7.2 billion broadband stimulus program was signed into law as a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 almost 18 months ago. What’s even more interesting is that with just about two months to ...

It’s no surprise that a few new regional fiber networks are sprouting up, courtesy of the broadband stimulus program. Middle mile broadband capacity improvement is a major focus of the program, especially with NTIA and its BTOP program. The latest example comes ...

It's been a little quiet on the broadband stimulus front so far this summer. That's about to change. Numerous Tier 2 and 3 telcos will receive a boost today, as President Obama plans to announce the first 66 winners in the second funding round of ...

The National Telecommunications and Information Agency on April 26 announced what it said would be its final awards in Round 1 of the broadband stimulus program. With this announcement, funding for round one of the broadband stimulus ...