The broadband grant will connect homes in Long Bottom, Ohio and homes along Ohio 681 between Reedsville and Tuppers Plains.
FiberLight says the Metro Fiber Networks holdings, once acquired, will be integrated into the firm’s infrastructure in Northern Virginia.
The North Carolina broadband awards total $29M. The six companies winning grants will contribute an additional $12.5M to project costs.
The sale of Strasburg Phone Company to Eastern Slope Rural Telephone Association is the second system sale for TDS Telecom this spring.
The Ookla Speedtest Intelligence study found that the digital divide has gotten worse in Washington, Oregon, and Illinois.
The North Carolina Digital Opportunity grant program includes two tracks, and applicants may apply for Track 1 and/or Track 2.
The Rural Broadband Subscriber Study shows that satisfying customers can be accomplished through good connection speeds and fair prices.
The total investments in the Indiana broadband projects reached almost $7.8 million for this 13th funding round.
The FCC rejected a suggestion to require Enhanced A-CAM funding recipients to deploy fiber. Also nixed: a suggestion to extend deadlines.
The Astound connection runs from a submarine cable station south of Pacific City to Hillsboro, Oregon, connecting rural areas en route.
The legislators’ letter follows recent communications from two states — Maine and Minnesota — regarding potential BEAD changes.
This round of broadband grants will connect 10,810 homes and businesses to high-speed internet in 14 North Carolina counties.
State officials will use the time to work with federal partners and West Virginia BEAD stakeholders to finalize the proposal quickly.
So far, the New York ConnectALL program has awarded more than $240 million for broadband projects throughout the state.
Bree Maki, the Executive Director of the Minnesota Office of Broadband Development, sent a letter about BEAD to Howard Lutnick.
Construction in additional areas of Worcester, Norfolk and Bristol counties in Massachusetts will begin soon, with announcements to follow in the coming months.
VoltWrite materials describe it as a “private” AI platform. “It’s not an open model,” says Dairyland VP and CIO Nate Melby.
New Jersey broadband BEAD funding will total over $263M. Providers will apply based on project area building blocks (PABBs) or sets of PABBs.
Only entities that submitted pre-proposals for Vermont BEAD funds can participate in the Full Proposal Round, with some exceptions.
Depending on impending BEAD rule changes, changes to the program could be implemented with a “true up” or be delayed at least a year.
Montana joins California, Colorado, and Texas as states in which Vero Fiber is active, according to the company’s website.
The NOFO says the application window for this round of the Community Connect Grant Program will close on April 21, 2025.
Stephen Cox was enjoying retirement in Florida when the opportunity to become the Indiana state broadband director arose.
The goal is for eNCore to stimulate economic and social growth, job creation, and community development throughout North Carolina.