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Category: West Virginia
West Virginia Gets BEAD Proposal Extension
West Virginia has been granted a 90-day extension to submit its final proposal to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA’s) Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, Governor Patrick Morrisey announced late last week.…
More States Gain Full Approval of BEAD Proposals: $2 Billion in Funding Coming Their Way
Initial Proposals, including both Volumes 1 and 2, in the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program from Kansas, Nevada and West Virginia have been approved, according to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).…
Comcast, Three Others to Share $33M in West Virginia Line Extension Funding
Comcast and three smaller companies have been tentatively awarded a total of $33 million in broadband funding through the West Virginia Line Extension Advancement and Development (LEAD) program. Comcast is slated to take home three…
West Virginia Awards $5.5M for Broadband Line Extension
The state of West Virginia has awarded $5.5 million to Citynet through the state’s Line Extension Advancement and Development (LEAD) program. Citynet, a 20-year-old fiber broadband provider based in West Virginia, was the sole winner…
West Virginia Broadband Awards: Frontier, Armstrong, Shentel, 3 Others Expected to Share $32M
West Virginia tentatively announced $32 million in broadband grants last week. The company slated to receive the most funding is local provider Prodigi which was tentatively awarded about $14.5 million through the state’s Line Extension…
Pew: Eight States Fund Broadband Line Extension
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…
Frontier’s Preliminary West Virginia Broadband Awards Total Over $13M of $18.5M Awarded
West Virginia has announced preliminary approval of more than $18.5 million for broadband infrastructure projects in the state. The applications for funding were received under three related programs in the state’s plan to invest more…
Pew: How Capital Projects Funds Are Used Varies from State to State
How states are using money allotted to them through the federal Capital Projects Fund (CPF) varies considerably from one state to the next, according to Pew Charitable Trusts, which has been keeping tabs on state…
Comcast is Big Winner in Latest West Virginia Broadband Grant Funding
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice announced preliminary approval for close to $21 million in funding for six broadband infrastructure projects in the state. Comcast was the largest winner of this latest West Virginia broadband funding.…
First Capital Projects Fund Awards Made for Broadband, $583M to Four States
More than 200,000 homes and businesses in Louisiana, New Hampshire, Virginia and West Virginia will gain broadband connectivity with the help of funding from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s new Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund…
USDA ReConnect Awards Made in West Virginia, Illinois, Minnesota
The USDA ReConnect Program has made awards to service providers for deployment of FTTP networks in West Virginia, Illinois and Minnesota. The West Virginia, Illinois and Minnesota USDA ReConnect awards came in the form of…
USDA Reconnect Program Awards $5.6M in West Virginia
The United States Department of Agriculture has awarded grants and loans for $5.6 million for two projects in West Virginia. The awards, for projects in Tyler and Wetzel counties, are part of the USDA ReConnect…
