Alabama Fiber Network previously won $128.8M for phase one of the middle mile network. The coalition was the sole winner in round two.
Nevada’s $250M Zayo middle mile award will go toward a 2,500-mile open access fiber network. Arizona is also funding the middle mile.
“Point Roberts Middle Mile Infrastructure Project” is funded by the Middle Mile Grant Program, maintained by the NTIA and others.
Range has a new middle mile fiber route from Rapid City, South Dakota, to Cheyenne, Wyoming, along Highway 85.
RTIME panelists said the solution to an impending rural/urban digital divide based on latency would be to establish more exchange points that