The U.S. Treasury has approved $112 million in Capital Projects Fund (CPF) money for the state of Rhode Island. That comprises the state’s entire allocation in the CPF program. Most of the funding ($81.7 million) will be used for multi-purpose…
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Tiny Island Launches Self-Financed Gigabit Fiber Network
New Shoreham, RI, which is on Block Island, is the smallest town in the smallest state of the Union. It now has a wind-powered fiber broadband network that was self-financed and is available to businesses, approximately 1,000 year-round residents and…
Pew: State Funding Spurs Broadband to Public Housing
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…
Big RDOF Winner Resound Receives Final Authorization for Gigabit/FWA Plans
Resound Networks has received final authorization from the FCC for winning bids in seven states in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) program. The company was the winning bidder for over $300 million in funding to cover some of the…
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 planning grants total $29,571,055.05. In…
