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Tag: BTOP
WiMAX Accounts for More Than 25 Percent of Last Mile Applications for U.S. Broadband Stimulus Funds
Four WiMAX Forum® Operator Members Apply for Funds: Clearwire, Digital Bridge Communications, Open Range Communications, Towerstream FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. –(Business Wire)– Dec 01, 2009 Over 300 WiMAX applications accounted for one-fourth of the total last…
More Broadband Mapping Grants Awarded
NTIA announced it has awarded six additional grants for broadband mapping worth $11.2 million. The awards will go to state government designated projects in Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Kansas, Louisiana and Missouri (details provided below). To…
NTIA Reports BTOP Progress to Congress
The federal government’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration and Rural Utilities Service received more than 2,200 applications requesting nearly $28 billion in funding for proposed broadband projects, according to the NTIA’s latest quarterly report to…
NTIA/RUS Announce Streamlining of Broadband Stimulus Program
Agencies Plan to Consolidate Final Two Funding Rounds, Seek Comment on Program Enhancements WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2009 – The USDA’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today…
Broadband Stimulus Awards to be Delayed
NTIA Administrator Larry Strickling announced at a recent congressional hearing that the awarding of broadband stimulus funds will be delayed until at least December. The first of the $7.2 billion funding for infrastructure projects was…
Broadband Stimulus Money Starts Flowing
NTIA announced the first awards of the broadband stimulus program today. Funding will come from NTIA’s State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program. The awards are going to fund activities in California, Indiana, North Carolina,…
Missouri’s No Bid Contract Creates Broadband Stimulus Program Controversy
The short window to file applications for Federal broadband stimulus grants and loans has had state governments and agencies scrambling to complete and file applications. The tight time frame has also led Missouri Governor Jay…
Rural Cable Providers Chase $1.3 Billion in Broadband Stimulus
Approximately 83 small, independent cable companies have applied for $1.3 billion in funding from the broadband stimulus program the American Cable Association reports. Companies including NPG Cable, Wave Broadband, Boycom Cablevision, and NewWave Communications applied…
Aircell Wants Broadband Stimulus Funds for In-Flight Broadband
Are airline passengers unserved or underserved for broadband? According to Aircell, a technology provider of in-flight broadband systems, yes. They’ve applied for $65 million in broadband stimulus funding to fix the ‘problem’ by expanding in-flight…
Broadband Stimulus Application Profiles Now Available
The promised database of first round broadband stimulus applications is now online and it reveals some interesting tidbits. All 2,200 applications are summarized in the database and can be searched by multiple categories including program…
New York Tops All State Broadband Stimulus Applications With a $775 Million Bid
New York Governor David A. Paterson today announced that the state government, in cooperation with non-government agencies, has applied for approximately $775 million in broadband stimulus funding. Most other states are in the $100+ million…
North Carolina Bucks the Trend, Only Applies for $28 Million in Broadband Stimulus Funds
North Carolina’s Microelectronics Center of North Carolina (MCNC) has applied for $28.1 million in Broadband Technology Opportunities stimulus/recovery funding to extend and expand the North Carolina Research and Education Network, a state-wide private fiber education…