Consolidated Communications has won $160 million in broadband funding since 2019, said the company’s CEO Bob Udell on the company’s second quarter earnings call today. The company also discussed its plan to sell its operations in the state of Washington….
The Treasury Department’s Capital Projects Fund (CPF) has approved $195.7 million for high speed Internet projects in Washington. The CPF, which is part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) will provide funding to connect 33,000 homes and businesses in…
The Washington Broadband Office tentatively awarded $121 million through the state’s Broadband Infrastructure Grant/ ARPA Capital program this week. As a result, local providers – as well as some larger companies — could be building broadband networks soon in rural…
Service providers in the state of Washington are concerned about legislation pending in the state’s House of Representatives. Included in the 425-page budget bill is wording that would only allow funding from the federal Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD)…
A TDS fiber network expansion will bring 1 Gbps service to a total of 68,000 addresses in Spokane County and Spokane Valley in Washington State. The new addresses include 22,000 in Spokane County – including the city of Millwood –…
Inland Cellular, a mobile network operator serving the Pacific Northwest, will use satellite connectivity from Intelsat to provide backhaul connectivity as Inland builds out 4G LTE service to rural areas of Washington state. According to the companies, Inland Cellular had…
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