Washington began accepting BEAD applications last November. At that time, plans for a second and third application window were fluid.
Washington BEAD applications will be accepted until January 31. The state has $1.2B to award and may do up to three funding rounds.
Washington’s broadband director told Telecompetitor that around 75% of the state’s BEAD deployments are expected to be fiber.
The Washington broadband awards included loans and grants. Among the winners were Whidbey Telecom and Okanogan County Electric Cooperative.
Rainier Connect, a 110-year old Washington provider, was acquired by Palisade Infrastructure, whose other recent claim to fame is
The Washington Public Works Board will award severely distressed counties a maximum amount of $5 million, but applicants must
The Consolidated Washington sale to Palisade Infrastructure includes two markets in the state that generated $21 million in revenues in
The Washington CPF (Capital Projects Fund) money will go to three broadband programs. The program that will get the most funding is
At least one of the winners in each Washington broadband award is a public or nonprofit entity. Each project has at least one “committed ISP”
State BEAD responsibilities will include awarding rural broadband funds. But states must comply with NTIA guidelines. Service providers in
TDS 1 Gbps broadband is coming to 68,000 addresses in Spokane County and Spokane Valley. Customers have the option of getting TDS TV+ or
Intelsat backhaul service uses an integrated space and ground network to support deployments in rural areas. Inland Cellular is using