by Pivot
Category: Delaware
Delaware, “The First State,” Becomes Second State to Get NTIA BEAD Final Proposal Approval
Delaware — nicknamed “the first state” due to its status as the first state to ratify the Constitution, in 1787 — today became the second state to have its Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD)…
Comcast, Verizon Get $17.4M in Delaware BEAD Funding
The Delaware Department of Technology and Information (DTI)’s Delaware Broadband Office (DBO) and the office of Governor John Carney have awarded Comcast and Verizon with Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program funding of $17.4…
Delaware Touts Progress on Route to Being First Fully Connected State
Delaware has successfully connected nearly 6,000 homes, businesses, and organizations to broadband in the last year and is on track to become the first state in the nation to be fully connected, according to Gov.…
Pew: How Capital Projects Funds Are Used Varies from State to State
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…
Delaware and Idaho Get $185.9M from Capital Projects Fund
The U.S. Treasury has approved Capital Projects Fund money for Delaware and Idaho. Delaware will receive $65.9 million and Idaho will receive $120 million. The Capital Project Fund has a total budget of $10 billion…
ARPA Funding Will Underlie Verizon Delaware Fiber Deployment
Verizon plans to deploy Fios fiber broadband and make 5G fixed wireless service available to nearly 2,000 locations in five Delaware markets. Construction costs will be covered, in part, through $6 million in American Rescue…
Five States Get Almost $30M in BEAD and Digital Equity Planning Funds
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has announced planning grants to Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, North Carolina and Rhode Island in the Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) and the Digital Equity Act programs. The…
Delaware Enlists Three Incumbents to Help Achieve Universal Broadband Access
The state of Delaware has awarded $56 million to go toward the cost of broadband deployments in the state. The funding went to three companies that already operate in the state – Comcast, Verizon and…
