by Pivot
Category: Tennessee
Eight More States Get BEAD, Digital Equity Planning Grants
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has announced another set of planning grants for its Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) and Digital Equity programs. BEAD is a $42.45 billion program and Digital Equity…
United Communications Passes 50K Addresses in Tennessee
Regional fiber provider United Communications says that it has passed 50,000 addresses on its 1,700 route mile fiber network. United Communications is working with local governments, community groups and businesses in Project UNITE, which has…
Tennessee Grants Over $446 Million for Broadband Expansion
Tennessee is awarding $446,770,282 in grants for expanding broadband access across the state. The grants will go to 36 companies, including large operators AT&T, Charter and Comcast. AT&T’s grant is for less than $500,000 and…
Brightspeed to Bring Broadband to 130K Addresses in Tennessee
Brightspeed, which continues to make announcements detailing its near and long-term future, says that it will bring fiber broadband to more than 130,000 addresses in Tennessee. The first 60,000 passings will be completed by the…
Charter Pursues More Rural Broadband Funding
Charter said today that it has applied to receive $21 million in funding through the Tennessee Emergency Broadband Fund – American Rescue Plan (TEBF-ARP) program to cover the majority of the costs for a rural…
USDA ReConnect Awards $20M in Broadband Funding for Tennessee, Wisconsin
In its latest announcements, the USDA ReConnect program has awarded almost $20 million to telecommunications providers in Wisconsin and Tennessee. Five USDA ReConnect Tennessee awards were made and one award was made in Wisconsin. The…
CenturyLink to Build High-Speed Fiber Ring in Tennessee
CenturyLink is expanding its Collierville, Tennessee fiber infrastructure in an effort to provide connectivity to additional enterprises, technology firms, manufacturers, distributors, government organizations, start-ups and other corporations. Plans also include a high-speed fiber ring linking…
Utility Company Chooses Fixed Wireless for Tennessee
Like many utility companies that get into broadband, Tennessee-based Newport Utilities initially used fiber to the home infrastructure when it deployed broadband service. Soon, however, we will see a utility company fixed wireless deployment from…
USDA ReConnect Awards in Tennessee, Georgia, Illinois
The USDA is coming close to winding down phase one of the ReConnect Pilot Program with recent awards totaling $16.8 million in Tennessee, Georgia and Illinois. The $600 million phase of the ReConnect program, which…
Broadband Operator Profile: Tennessee WISP Progressive Broadband Has Ambitious Plans, Including Fiber-to-the-Home
Rural Solutions, which does business as Progressive Broadband, is a wireless ISP with ambitious goals. The company, based in rural Tennessee, has big plans for Cumberland county and beyond, including deploying fiber-to-the-home. The company also…
First USDA ReConnect Rural Broadband Funding Awarded to a Tennessee Electric Cooperative
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the first funding recipient in the ReConnect rural broadband pilot program. The USDA awarded a $2.85 million grant to Forked Deer Electric Cooperative in Tennessee to make broadband at…