by Pivot
Category: Nebraska
Windstream, Six Others Slated to Share Millions in Nebraska Broadband Funding
Seven network operators are slated to share millions of dollars in Nebraska broadband deployment funding through the state’s Universal Service Fund program. Awardees must file certain additional information, which must be approved by the state,…
Nearly $31M in Nebraska Broadband Grants Go Primarily to Local Providers
The state of Nebraska has awarded nearly $31 million in grants to bring broadband to unserved and underserved locations in the state. The majority of the funding will go to local providers. In addition, CenturyLink/Lumen…
Nebraska Gets Set to Award $20M in Rural Broadband Funding
The state of Nebraska begins accepting applications today for $20 million in rural broadband funding. The funding will come through the state’s Broadband Bridge program. Applications are due by July 8. The program covers some…
Nebraska Awards $21M to Four Broadband Providers Via Reverse Auction
Nebraska has awarded $21 million to four broadband providers through the state’s universal service program using a reverse auction. The funding will go toward connecting households in rural parts of the state where high-speed broadband…
Nebraska Broadband Director Aims to Speak Providers’ Language
Just about six months into his appointed role as broadband director for Nebraska, Patrick Haggerty is upbeat, positive, and taking on Nebraska’s BEAD deployment with a smile. Haggerty assumed his new duties under Governor Jim…
Local Telcos Win Most of $19.7M in Nebraska Broadband Funding; Cox Gets $2.4M, Lumen and Charter Also Win
Small rural telcos that have served Nebraska for decades won the majority of $19.7 million in broadband deployment funding awarded by the state yesterday. Ten companies in total won funding, which came through the state’s…
USCellular is Sole Winner in Nebraska Wireless Funding Program
USCellular is the sole winner of funding from the Nebraska Universal Service Fund (NUSF) Dedicated Wireless Fund Program for 2023. The company was the only applicant in the program. The company requested just over $5.8…
A Big Week for Open Access Networks
This week was a big one for open access networks. Several such network operators made the news this week. One of the operators even made two announcements. FiberFirst, a Texas-based service provider, will use the…
Ubiquity Launches More Open Access Networks, Claims First Scaled Fiber Deployment
Ubiquity has launched open access networks in Carlsbad, CA and Mesa, AZ. The company said the Mesa deployment is the nation’s first scaled fiber deployment, in which service provider tenants will use both lit and…
Vanishing BEAD Locations: Research Gauges Impact of Enhanced A-CAM
The enhanced A-CAM program established by the FCC last week could make nearly 583,000 locations – and possibly more — ineligible for funding in the BEAD rural broadband program, according to an analysis by telecom…
Nebraska Awards $61M for Broadband; Biggest Winners Are Backed by Investment Firms
Nebraska awarded $61 million in broadband funding yesterday. Among the winners were Lumen/CenturyLink, Windstream, Charter Communications and Cox Communications, each slated to take home between $1 million and $5 million. The biggest winners were companies…
Farm Bureau Offers Deals on SpaceX Starlink
The Nebraska Farm Bureau (NEFB) had reached an agreement with SpaceX to offer farm bureau members two free months of Starlink satellite broadband service. The two free months are valued at nearly $200. An NEFB…
