The Federal Communications Commission is committing over $12 million in new funding through the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) Program. The money will be used to provide funding for successful applications from the third application window, and will benefit about 35,000…
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today awarded funds to nine Tribes totaling $4.5 million as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP), bringing the total program awards to more than $1.77 billion to 166 Tribal entities. Each…
The next update to the FCC National Broadband Map will be released May 30, said FCC senior officials today on a webcall with reporters. The map will reflect availability data reported by providers as of December 31, 2022, as well…
Google Fiber’s next market will be Franklin, Tennessee – the seventh largest city in the state and one that is seeing double-digit growth, according to a press release from the city. “Google Fiber’s reputation speaks for itself, and we are…
Brightspeed said today that it is developing “innovative” voice and unified communications (UC) services for residences and small and medium-size businesses (SMBs). The company plans to use a cloud-based approach for the services. Brightspeed had its genesis last year when…
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 broadband funding programs. Each state…
Archtop Fiber today agreed to acquire New York-based Warwick Valley Telephone Co. (WVT) from Momentum Telecom for an undisclosed price. The deal is expected to close later this year, pending regulatory approval. Archtop Fiber was formed less than a year…
The FCC has waived the budget control mechanism for the Universal Service Fund (USF) high-cost loop support (HCLS) and Connect America Fund broadband loop support (CAF BLS) programs for the July 2023 to June 2024 tariff year. The move will…
The final guidelines for the $20 million Missouri Cell Tower Grant Program have been released by the state’s Department of Economic Development (DED). The state will begin accepting applications in the funding program on May 31 and eligible entities have…
T-Mobile is seeing substantial success in what the company calls small markets and rural areas that comprise 40% of the U.S. population, said CEO Mike Sievert at an investor conference yesterday. “With each passing quarter, you see a step change…
Comcast’s NOW TV streaming service, which the company says will launch in the coming weeks, will sell for $20 a month and feature more than 40 live channels, more than 20 free ad-supported channels and a subscription to Peacock Premium….
Seventy-one percent of senior decision makers say that smart manufacturing is producing anticipated results, an increase from 37% in 2022, according to a study conducted by research firm Information Services Group (ISG). At the same time, uncertainty over whether success…
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