If approved, the Oklahoma broadband grants would be funded by the American Rescue Plan Act’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.
The potential exists for internet exchange points to lower latency not just for data centers, but for all rural broadband providers.
The California last-mile update provided further details about a $48 million award that was announced on January 30.
This phase of the network nearly fulfills the $82.5M middle-mile grant from Alabama’s allocation of American Rescue Plan Act funds.
Earlier this year, Whidbey Telecom was awarded a $764,000 grant and a $3.7 million loan from the Washington Public Works Broad.
The Maine middle mile project includes $317,000 from Bethel, Greenwood, Gilead, Woodstock, and Oxford County.