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Category: Missouri
Missouri Delays Award Announcements Pending BEAD Changes
The update says that the OBD is fine-tuning the Missouri BEAD project areas that will be available in Round 2 of the program.
Missouri Receives 519 BEAD Program Applications in Round One
OBD is in the process of determining the areas that will be eligible for the second round of Missouri BEAD grant applications.
Missouri Broadband Director on the Future of BEAD
Service providers helped shape Missouri’s BEAD areas, and the state broadband director is hopeful about the outcome.
Georgia and Missouri Accept BEAD Applications: Here Are the Scoring Criteria
Georgia and Missouri BEAD applications will be evaluated based on cost per location, affordability, and more. How will point systems work?
State Broadband Directors Talk BEAD Timelines, Provider Participation
Some states are establishing new award programs for BEAD, while Minnesota plans to award through its long-lived Border-to-Border program.
AT&T, UScellular Win More Missouri Rural Cell Tower Funding
Branch Towers VI LLC received over $3.2 million in Missouri cell tower funding, which will go toward five cell towers. A local telco
UScellular, AT&T Win Missouri Rural Cell Tower Funding
Missouri’s Cell Towers grant program awarded $5.8 million for UScellular. Also winning funding — $3.2 million– was
Missouri Offers $20M in Funding for Cell Towers
Missouri cell tower funding will be awarded in two categories — construction of new towers and refurbishment of existing towers. Applicants
Charter, 11 Smaller Providers, Win Missouri Broadband Grants
Missouri broadband grants valued at $261 million went to electric cooperatives, independent telecom providers, and others to deploy
Tier 3 M&A: Ozark Fiber Buys Missouri Telecom Assets
Ozark Fiber acquired the internet and voice business of Missouri Telecom for residential and small-to-medium-sized
Bluebird to Extend Missouri Network with Missouri Telecom Assets Purchase
The Bluebird Missouri Network deal calls for Bluebird t acquire 40 route miles and three points of presence in
Brightspeed Aims to Pass 310K Addresses in Missouri
Brightspeed Missouri plans include making fiber available to 130,000 locations by the end of 2023. The company expects its acquisition of
Missouri Fixed Wireless Trial Seeks to Use Machine Learning to Improve Service
A Missouri fixed wireless trial funded by US Ignite will use an intelligent router and machine learning to gauge which customers need more
Show Me the Gigabit! MetroNet Brings Fiber Network to First Missouri Market
MetroNet is adding its first Missouri market, and the fast growing overbuilder announced it will soon reach one million locations for its …
Bluebird Network Expands Missouri Network
The Bluebird Network Missouri expansion adds 300 fiber miles to the company’s 10,000 fiber miles. The company’s network connects several
USDA ReConnect Helps Fund Circle Fiber 10-Gigabit Missouri Network
Circle Fiber, a unit of Big River Communications in Missouri, will use USDA ReConnect funding to help build a 10 Gbps capable FTTP network
i3 Broadband Missouri Expansion Plans Include 10 Gbps Service
A $100 million i3 Broadband project in St. Charles County, MO is expected to have service available this year. The company, which is
USDA Awards ReConnect CARES Funding for Missouri FTTP Project
Nearly $3 million in USDA ReConnect CARES Act funding will go to Big River Broadband for areas where broadband is
Wisper, Rural Electric Cooperative Sho-Me Make Deal on Missouri Broadband Builds
Wisper ISP, the second biggest winner in the Connect America Fund auction of rural broadband funding, will use fiber from Sho-Me Technology, a subsidiary of
CAF II Funding Ready to Authorize in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Other States
Pennsylvania CAF II (Connect America Fund) support will go to Armstrong Telecommunications once the company has obtained…
USDA ReConnect Missouri, Louisiana Rural Broadband Awards Total $76.5 Million
USDA ReConnect Missouri awards went to utility and telecom companies. The largest award was a $20.1 million loan and $20.1 million grant for Total Highspeed
Missouri, Iowa Rural Broadband Expansion on Tap From $41.6M in USDA ReConnect Funding
Grand River Mutual Telephone Company won rural broadband funding through the USDA ReConnect program, which will go toward FTTP deployments in Missouri and . . .