A broadband federal assistance report provides an update on funding for a national broadband map, as well as summarizing recent broadband legisltation, even if it didn’t pass, and . . .
The USDA ReConnect rural broadband pilot aims to leverage limited funding, explained USDA official Anne Hazlett in an interview with us. That’s why the program will offer loans and grants and why . . .
The Downeast Broadband Utility open access fiber network will provide dark fiber that service providers can light up, explained a director for the utility in our interview. Even incumbent carriers will be invited to use the fiber.
The USDA E-connectivity pilot should target unserved areas — and how “area” is defined will be critical, said FCC Commissioner O’Rielly. A USDA official recently hinted that the agency will look beyond need but also at . . .
Four electric cooperative gigabit projects join a fifth announced yesterday. The four latest projects include two in Tennessee, where legislators voted to allow electric co-ops to offer . . .
As policymakers ponder new federal broadband funding, one FCC commissioner suggests we start with making up the funding shortfall in the cost-controlled . . .