A North Carolina company is becoming recognized not only for its network expansion throughout the eastern part of the state, but for its unique public-private partnerships that are bringing fiber-to-the-home in rural, underserved counties. CloudWyze, based in Wilmington, N.C., describes…
Charter Communications was the biggest winner in the latest round of funding awards made through the Florida Broadband Opportunity Program. The company is slated to receive approximately $14.3 million, which is almost half of the $60 million awarded. Charter won…
The U.S. Treasury has approved the state of Mississippi to receive $151.5 million from the Capital Projects Fund (CPF) for broadband deployments. The funding represents 93% of the state’s entire CPF allotment. The funding will go toward the state’s Broadband…
In a post-pandemic world where more consumers in both rural and urban areas are cutting the cord, it’s vital for broadband service providers to understand how people use internet and video services. While the reputation of traditional video service (within…
The latest update to the FCC National Broadband Map is set to go live right about the time this post publishes – around noon ET today. In a blog post, FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel offered additional information about the update…
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has announced $2.7 million in National Tribal Broadband Grants to 18 Tribes and Tribal organizations. The National Tribal Broadband Grant Program enables Tribes to receive funding for a variety of uses, including driving economic development…
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today awarded funds to nine Tribes totaling $4.5 million as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP), bringing the total program awards to more than $1.77 billion to 166 Tribal entities. Each…
How states are using money allotted to them through the federal Capital Projects Fund (CPF) varies considerably from one state to the next, according to Pew Charitable Trusts, which has been keeping tabs on state broadband funding programs. Each state…
The FCC has waived the budget control mechanism for the Universal Service Fund (USF) high-cost loop support (HCLS) and Connect America Fund broadband loop support (CAF BLS) programs for the July 2023 to June 2024 tariff year. The move will…
T-Mobile is seeing substantial success in what the company calls small markets and rural areas that comprise 40% of the U.S. population, said CEO Mike Sievert at an investor conference yesterday. “With each passing quarter, you see a step change…
Madison, Wisconsin – May 18, 2023 – TDS Telecommunications LLC (TDS®), a Madison, Wisconsin-based communications company, was awarded more than $1.55 million in funding for a broadband expansion project in southwest Wisconsin. The Public Service Commission (PSC) of Wisconsin selected…
Nearly every winning bid in the RDOF rural broadband funding program has now either been authorized or deemed to be in default. Of the $9.2 billion over 10 years tentatively won in the auction, over $2.8 billion has gone into…
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