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Tag: Electric Cooperatives
Report: Cooperatives Provide 31% of Fiber Broadband in Rural Areas
Broadband cooperatives include companies that traditionally provided telecom or electric services, notes the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. Although only 10% of electric cooperatives have fiber deployments, more are . . .
Latest USDA ReConnect Awards Bring This Week’s Total to Nearly $100 Million
Four USDA ReConnect awards went to Alabama broadband providers at an event today. In combination with awards for other states made this week, . . .
USDA ReConnect Program Awards $3.8M to Virginia Electric Cooperative
Of the three USDA ReConnect program awards made to date, two have gone to electric cooperatives. The latest award goes to Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative and will help provide . . .
Electric Cooperatives to Use Cloud-Based VoIP
First USDA ReConnect Rural Broadband Funding Awarded to a Tennessee Electric Cooperative
The USDA ReConnect pilot program awarded a $2.85 million grant to a Tennessee electric cooperative to bring 100 Mbps service to 347 households that can’t get broadband at speeds of 10 Mbps or higher today.
Latest CAF II Auction Authorizations Bring Total to $1.2 Billion, Almost All Funding Authorized
The biggest winner among CAF II auction authorizations announced today was Sunset Digital Communications, a competitive provider that will receive nearly $30 million over 10 years to . . .
Tri-County Rural Electric Co-op Selects Calix for Fiber Broadband
CoBank Finds Synergies in Telco, Electric Cooperative Broadband Partnerships
Telco and electric cooperative broadband partnerships take many forms, but best practices are surprisingly similar. These best practices…
EPB Partners with Other Municipal Providers to Bring Gigabit Broadband Beyond Chattanooga
Chattanooga’s EPB, the first company to deploy gigabit 10 years ago, is becoming partners with other providers by, for example, providing tech support as a service to electric cooperatives that . . .
PenLight Will Use Verizon Grid Wide Smart Grid Platform
A Washington-based electric cooperative will use Verizon Grid Wide service, including 33,000 electric meters with cellular connectivity. The Verizon platform provides . . .
Are States Having a Change of Heart on Electric Cooperative Broadband Legislation?
Electric cooperative broadband legislation in at least eight states has made it easier for the cooperatives to deploy broadband.
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.
NISC Acquires Electrical Distribution Design, Inc.
FCC Ready to Authorize $140M in Rural Broadband Funding for CAF II Auction Winners, Verizon Among Them
The FCC said a portion of CAF II auction winners are “ready to authorize” and have 10 business days to file additional information. Verizon was one of those winners, and data released by the FCC reveals that Verizon won funding in . . .
Drone Saves the Day in Difficult Electric Cooperative Broadband Installation
The latest telecom drone application comes from Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Cooperative, which used a drone to help bring fiber to a remote weather station. A BRMEMC spokesman told us about the economic benefits that broadband has brought to the community.
Rural Electric Cooperatives Have an Important Role in Our Broadband Future
While there is progress on bringing broadband to rural America, much is left to do. Rural electric cooperatives are well positioned to join telcos, cablecos, and WISPs in conquering the digital divide.
Electric Cooperative Selects ADTRAN for Gigabit Fiber Build
Electric Cooperative Selects Alianza for Cloud VoIP Services
A Deeper Dive on CAF II Winners: The New Carriers of Last Resort
CAF II winners could be the new carriers of last resort in the communities they are moving into, assuming price cap carriers who currently…