Just a few days after NTIA released the notices of funding opportunities for key broadband programs created in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the agency reports that 34 states have submitted letters of intent to participate in the…
The FCC has authorized RDOF funding for Cincinnati Bell’s Hawaiian Telecom unit, for Frontier winning bids in seven states, for certain winning bids for Lumen’s CenturyLink business and for more than a dozen small companies. About $9.2 billion was tentatively…
The NTIA released a 54-page notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) early this morning for the nearly $1 billion Middle Mile program established in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Today’s notice details the requirements that funded projects must meet,…
NTIA released the eagerly awaited notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program early this morning. Rules for the program call for individual states to establish selection criteria and other rules for…
The two public private partnerships that AT&T has announced in Indiana, including one expected with the City of Boonville, could be the first of many, said Jeff Luong, AT&T president for broadband access and adoption initiatives, in an interview with…
The National Cable Television Cooperative in partnership with two other companies, has launched the NCTC Connectivity Exchange, a platform that is designed to enable its members to compete for and win bids to provide network and connectivity services to large…
The FCC said today that it will not impose the high-cost Universal Service Fund (USF) budget control mechanism for the upcoming funding year. Budget control was scheduled to go into effect in July for small rural rate-of-return providers that have…
The FCC will vote later this month on a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) seeking input on a proposal to establish higher speed goals for small rural providers that receive broadband funding through the Alternative Connect America Model (A-CAM) program….
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), a part of the Department of Commerce, has awarded 19 grants in the Tribal Connectivity Program. The grants total $77 million and cover tribal communities in Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Louisiana, Michigan, Oklahoma,…
The FCC said today that it is ready to approve funding totaling $199 million to more than 20 companies that had winning bids in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction. This is the latest in a string of RDOF…
The FCC has issued a proposed $100,000 fine against LTD Broadband, which was the largest winning bidder in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction. The commission said the company “apparently engaged in prohibited communications” with Cox Communications, which was…
APRIL 27, 2022 – CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Spectrum today announced the launch of Spectrum Internet, Mobile, TV and Voice services to more than 270 homes and small businesses in Rowan County. Spectrum’s newly constructed fiber-optic network buildout in Rowan County is…
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