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Tag: Electric Cooperatives
ILSR Finds 140 Cooperative Gigabit Deployments, 350 Cooperative Fiber Broadband Providers
Cooperative gigabit broadband deployments increased from 87 in the Institute for Local Self Reliance’s December 2017 report. The ILSR authors see states becoming more open to . . .
Verizon to Turn Up Gigabit Service in Rural Markets Using CAF-II Funding, $166.8M Authorized by FCC
Five newly authorized CAF II auction winners will receive rural broadband funding of $22 million or more over 10 years. Verizon was authorized to receive nearly . . .
GoSEMO Electric Cooperative Turns Up Fiber Broadband with Calix
IFN Raises New Capital; Rural Electric Investment Paves Way to Telco, Utility Broadband Partnerships
Telco, electric utility partnerships are likely to result from Wabash Valley Power’s investment in Intelligent Fiber Network, a statewide Indiana fiber network owned by 20 telcos, IFN’s CEO told us.
Rural Groups Urge FCC, Lawmakers Not to Let Satellite Providers Sell Valuable C-Band Spectrum
As the FCC contemplates allowing satellite providers to sell C-band spectrum, NTCA, RWA, NRECA and others say an auction would be a more fair approach to transitioning the spectrum.
State Grants $15M to 13 Broadband Providers for Tennessee Rural Broadband Expansion
Tennessee rural broadband will get a boost thanks to a state program that will provide a combination of grants and tax breaks to telcos and electrics in the state for rural broadband expansion projects.