Consolidated Communications expects to complete work by November 1 on a Vermont broadband deployment project funded, in part, by the state. The project is being done through a public-private partnership with the Southern Vermont (SoVT) communications union district (CUD). When…
The Vermont Community Broadband Board has approved amendments totaling approximately $20 million to increase broadband grant funding for two communications union districts (CUDs). CUDs are groups of towns in the state that work together to obtain broadband buildouts to unserved…
Eight states are addressing homes underserved by broadband through programs that fund some of the costs of line extensions, according to a recent Pew Charitable Trusts post. Each state’s program is a bit different from the others. Most of the…
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) today awarded a $17,463,911 grant to NEK Community Broadband (NEK Broadband). The grant, through the USDA ReConnect Loan & Grant Program, will be used along with a $5,821,304 investment from NEK Broadband, to…
Consolidated Communications said it expects to reach a key milestone in Vermont this fall when it’s scheduled to complete its fiber broadband buildout in the Southern Vermont Communications Union District (SoVT CUD). In addition, the Deerfield Valley Communication Union District…
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has continued the fast pace of announcements of planning grants for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) and Digital Equity programs. The NTIA, which is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce,…
Vermont will receive more than $90 million for broadband projects, the U.S. Treasury Department announced yesterday. The money comes from the American Rescue Plan’s Capital Projects Fund (CPF), and will be used to connect nearly 14,000 homes and businesses to affordable, high-speed…
Vermont stakeholders have collaborated on an application for $114 million in funding through the NTIA middle mile grant program. If awarded, the funding would represent over 10% of the approximately $1 billion allotted to the program, which has proven to…
As the nation gets serious about making broadband available to everyone, one of the more ambitious approaches comes from Vermont, where the state has been funding a considerable portion of projects undertaken by communications union districts (CUDs) – local organizations…
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