The state of New Mexico has awarded $66.8 million to cover some of the costs of making broadband available to 10,300 unserved and underserved locations. Tribal areas were the big winners, with more than half of the funding ($40.72 million)…
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Interview: How Georgia is Getting Broadband to the Most Unserved of its Unserved Areas
One of the key things that keeps state broadband officials awake at night is the possibility that there may be unserved areas of the state where no provider wants to deploy service—even with a subsidy. The good news is that…
$247M in Florida Broadband Awardees Revealed At Last: Cox, Comcast, Conexon Are the Big Winners
Cox Communications was the biggest winner in Florida broadband funding announced in July and will get over $80 million for 11 projects, Telecompetitor has learned. Fellow cable provider Comcast was the second biggest winner and will take home over $60…
Lumos Formally Announces North Carolina Funding Win
Regional broadband provider Lumos formally announced one of its recent North Carolina broadband funding awards yesterday. The project will augment an existing project which ultimately will make service available to 14,000 underserved homes in Goldsboro, NC, which is in Wayne…
Altafiber Public-Private Partnerships Bear Fruit in Kentucky
Altafiber announced that gigabit broadband is available to most single-family homes and business addresses in the Kentucky counties of Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties. The projects were made possible through Altafiber public-private partnerships that were announced in 2021. The regional…
Charter Formally Announces Kentucky Broadband Funding Win
Charter formally announced a recent broadband funding win from the state of Kentucky today. The project will have a total cost of $8.8 million to bring gigabit broadband to almost 800 homes and small businesses in Garrard County. Funding for…
Treasury Sends $167.7M to Oklahoma in Capital Projects Fund Program
The U.S. Treasury has awarded Oklahoma $167.7 million in the $10 billion Capital Projects Fund (CPF) program. The funding will serve about 13% of locations in the state that currently lack high speed Internet access. The funding, which was made…
Treasury Awards $158M From Capital Projects Fund For Puerto Rico Broadband
The U.S. Treasury awarded $158 million in Capital Projects Fund (CPF) money for Puerto Rico broadband. The commonwealth will use $85.7 million for broadband infrastructure and $64.7 million for multi-purpose community technology centers. The remaining $8 million will be used…
NTIA Makes Final Middle Mile Awards: $50M in Four States
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program’s final awards will provide almost $50 million to four organizations in New Hampshire, Tennessee, Virginia and Wyoming. The Middle Mile program had a budget of $1 billion….
Charter Wins More Than Half of $196M in Kentucky Broadband Awards
Charter has won approximately $113 million in rural broadband funding in awards made by the state of Kentucky this week. Total awards made were $196 million. In addition, service providers will contribute matching funds totaling $190 million to bring total…
RDOF Winner Highline Completes Fiber Deployment in Michigan’s Thumb
Competitive rural-focused fiber broadband provider Highline says that it has completed construction of an area known as “The Thumb” area of Michigan and now is offering broadband to more than 8,000 households in Sanilac, Tuscola, Lapeer and St. Clair counties….
Buy America Groundswell? BEAD Supplier Requirements May Be Easier to Meet Than Expected
NTIA has tried hard to generate excitement about Buy America requirements for the $42.5 billion BEAD rural broadband funding program, even enlisting U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in the process. It appears the efforts are paying off. While some industry…
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