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…
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Pew: 40 States Have Broadband Funding Programs
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…
Pew Report Highlights How States Used CARES Act Funding for Broadband, Including Fiber Deployments
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…
Pew Report Looks at State Broadband Funding
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…
Pew Database Offers a Wealth of Information About State Broadband Programs
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…
FCC Awards $7.4 M More to Promote ACP Low-Income Broadband
The FCC is addressing continuing issues with take up in the Affordable Connectivity low-income broadband program with the allocation of $7.445 million for two one-year pilot outreach grant programs. The ACP is a $14.2 billion program that provides a $30…
BEAD Director to States: You Can Fix Broadband Map Problems
States have the opportunity to correct some of the deficiencies of the FCC National Broadband Map, according to comments made by Evan Feinman, director of the NTIA’s $42.5 billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program on a webinar last…
$100M in Federal Funds Ride on Pennsylvania Broadband Plan
Pennsylvania’s Statewide Broadband Plan, which was unanimously approved by the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority on November 17, aims to meet the immediate and long-term needs of people who live in the state. The Authority will control more than $100 million…
Report Highlights States Using ARPA Funding for Broadband, Including Line Extensions
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) makes funding available to individual states that can be used for a variety of purposes, including broadband, at each state’s discretion. A new report from the Pew Charitable Trust highlights several states that are…
TDS Awarded $2 Million in ARPA Funding for Wisconsin Broadband Projects
TDS Telecom has been awarded more than $2 million for two broadband projects in Wisconsin. The broadband funding was made available to the state through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The ARPA broadband funding awards were made by the…
Senate Passes Infrastructure Bill with $65 Billion for Broadband
The U.S. Senate today passed a bi-partisan infrastructure bill that includes $65 billion for broadband, the majority of which would go toward deployments in unserved and underserved areas. Some stakeholders considered passing the Senate to be the biggest hurdle the…
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