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Oregon Announces More Than $24M in Broadband Grants, Offers BEAD Update
Yesterday, the Oregon Broadband Office announced more than $24 million in broadband grants. The funding is part of the state’s Broadband Deployment Program (BDP), part of the American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA) COVID Capital Projects…
Oregon Unveils Second Round of Broadband Deployment Program Awards
The state of Oregon’s Broadband Deployment Program plans to award the second round of its $141 million in its broadband funding by 2026, the state announced Friday. Program funding comes from the American Rescue Plan…
Zayo Wins Middle Mile Project Funding in Dallas County, Texas
Infrastructure provider Zayo says it has been awarded $27.8 million by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to create a middle-mile network across Dallas County, TX. Zayo also says that it is partnering with Compudopt…
South Carolina Recaps $400M in Broadband Grants Made, Including Last Batch
The state of South Carolina has completed awarding $400 million in broadband grants that were funded through federal programs created in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). A total of 19 companies were awarded funding…
What State Broadband Offices Are Focused on Now: BEAD Initial Proposals and More
It’s been a few weeks since President Biden officially kicked off the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. The same day, NTIA announced how much BEAD funding each of the 50 states…
Treasury: $7.7B in State and Local ARPA Funding Headed for Broadband
Over $7.7 billion in State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) money had been budgeted for broadband projects as of March 31, according to a new report from the U.S. Treasury, which is administering the…
Meet Oklahoma’s New Broadband Director Mike Sanders
When Mike Sanders started his job as executive director for the Oklahoma Broadband Office about two months ago, the state’s broadband office had four employees. When Telecompetitor talked to Sanders at the end of June,…
Charter Wins Wisconsin Public-Private Partnership
Charter Communications is partnering with the town of Erin, WI, on a $4.5 million public-private partnership that will bring Spectrum services to almost 1,500 homes and businesses. Charter will contribute $4.2 million and Erin will…
Altafiber on a Roll, Wins Another Public-Private Partnership
Dublin, OH, has selected altafiber for a public-private partnership to create a 10 Gbps fiber network serving all residents of the city. The service provider will invest about $35 million to the project, which will…
Hawaii to Use its Entire Capital Projects Fund Allotment for Broadband
The U.S. Treasury has awarded $115.5 million in funding from the Capital Projects Fund (CPF) to Hawaii for broadband. The funding represents the state’s full allotment in the program. The state plans to use $101.7…
California Approved to Use Entire Capital Projects Fund Budget for Broadband
The U.S. Treasury has approved the state of California’s plan to use its entire $540.2 million Capital Projects Fund budget for broadband. The Capital Projects Fund, which was created in the American Rescue Plan Act,…
Two States Make Moves on Broadband Funding
Two states recently made moves on broadband funding. Funding bills were passed by legislatures and signed into law by governors in Alabama and Idaho. $260M in Alabama Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed legislation to make…
