How states are using money allotted to them through the federal Capital Projects Fund (CPF) varies considerably from one state to the next, according to Pew Charitable Trusts, which has been keeping tabs on state broadband funding programs. Each state…
As an unprecedented amount of funding has become available for broadband deployments, several states have taken steps to direct funding toward low-income areas and public housing. A new post from the Pew Charitable Trusts Broadband Access Initiative explores various approaches…
Only about 25% of eligible households have enrolled in the FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). Changes in the application process could drive higher ACP adoption rates, however, according to The Pew Charitable Trust. The ACP provides a monthly subsidiary of…
As the nation turns its attention to getting broadband to everyone, it’s important not to forget that broadband is essentially a means to an end. The ultimate goals are to improve health care, education, job opportunities and more — and…
Forty states now have broadband funds, according to new research from Pew Charitable Trusts. The 10 states that don’t have them are North Dakota, Utah, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New Jersey and Hawaii. Pew Charitable Trusts…
Several states that didn’t previously have broadband grant programs were motivated to create them when the CARES Act made $150 billion available to state, local and tribal governments to use as they saw fit to mitigate the impact of the…
A new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts provides a wealth of information about state-level initiatives aimed at spurring broadband deployment and adoption. Of particular interest was a section about state broadband funding programs, which included details about programs in…
Interest in making broadband available nationwide has grown substantially in the last few years – and not just at the federal level. New research from The Pew Charitable Trusts found increased activity at the state level as well, with the…
A Report and Order adopted by the FCC would increase the ACP (Affordable Connectivity Program) monthly benefit for broadband subscribers live in difficult to serve locales. To get the ACP increase, providers would have to demonstrate that existing rules create…
Read the rules for broadband deployment programs such as the Capital Projects Fund (CPF) or Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program and you’ll see a requirement for service providers receiving funding to participate in the low-income Affordable Connectivity Program…
America is in the midst of a “rural renaissance,” thanks to unprecedented investment in broadband, said Shirley Bloomfield, CEO of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, in an address at the NTCA Smart Rural Community Live event in Fort Lauderdale yesterday. Bloomfield…