The state of Alabama has awarded $82.5 million to a corporation formed by eight rural electric cooperatives to fund a middle mile broadband network that will connect almost 3,000 miles of existing and new fiber infrastructure. The project is expected…
The Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act introduced in the Senate today would exempt grant funding that network operators receive for rural broadband deployments from taxation. According to the release, broadband deployment grants are currently factored into a company’s income and…
February 03, 2022 — THOMASTON, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Upson County Board of Commissioners and Highline are pleased to announce that $4,430,000.00 has been awarded toward providing more reliable access to broadband in Upson County. Governor Kemp, along with members of the…
The U.S. Treasury has released final rules for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund created in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The fund has a budget of $350 billion for disbursement to state and local governments, which…
The City of Amarillo, Texas plans to use American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to build a fixed wireless network targeting low-income households. We talked to Rich Gagnon, the city’s managing director and chief information officer about the fixed wireless…
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) makes funding available to individual states that can be used for a variety of purposes, including broadband, at each state’s discretion. A new report from the Pew Charitable Trust highlights several states that are…
Virginia expects to become one of the first states to achieve universal broadband access by 2024 thanks to a combination of public and private funding. Governor Ralph Northam announced yesterday that the commonwealth expects more than $2 billion in total…
TDS Telecom has been awarded more than $2 million for two broadband projects in Wisconsin. The broadband funding was made available to the state through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The ARPA broadband funding awards were made by the…
The Commonwealth of Virginia has accelerated its self-imposed deadline for universal broadband from 2028 to 2024. Late last week, the Commonwealth said it will use $700 million in ARPA funding to accelerate broadband deployment. The $700 million comes from $4.3…
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) includes up to $350 billion in funding to be distributed to the states for a variety of projects, broadband included. Rules for how that funding can be allocated are being finalized through the Treasury…
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