The state of Florida has begun accepting applications for $133 million in broadband funding through its Broadband Opportunity Program. The deadline for applications is June 23 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. The funding will be used to deploy broadband to…
Hawk Networks, also known as Althea, has received a revolving line of credit from Connect Humanity, a non-profit impact fund focused on digital equity. Hawk builds and operates networks serving underserved rural and low income communities in ten states. The…
TDS has been taking every opportunity to talk up the FCC Alternative Connect America (A-CAM) program and why the company is so excited about a possible extension to the program, even as the U.S. gets set to award an unprecedented…
The South Carolina Broadband Office (SCBBO) has established a new broadband funding program with a $100 million budget. Applications will be accepted from May 15 to July 15 and final awards announced in November. The program will be known as…
The state of Kansas is making $30 million available for broadband deployments. The funding will come from the state’s Lasting Infrastructure and Network Connectivity (LINC) program. The news came in a press release last week from Kansas Governor Laura Kelly….
Conexon Connect has started constructing a network in rural East Carroll Parish, Louisiana. Although Conexon is best known for working with rural electric membership co-ops (REMCs) on broadband deployments, there is no REMC involved in the East Carroll Parish project….
Anchorage, Alabama – May 8, 2023 – /PRNewswire/ – GCI is closing the digital divide across Alaska with new consumer plans that are often faster than those offered by Internet Service Providers in the Lower 48. From Alaska’s largest urban centers to remote rural…
Nine providers will share $32.5 million in broadband funding from the state of South Dakota awarded yesterday. The awards were made through the state’s ConnectSD grant program. The three biggest winners were all local telecom providers. Venture Vision, also known…
Oak Hill Capital has committed $150 million in primary capital to Lit Communities, a company that uses public-private partnerships to bring fiber networks to unserved and underserved communities. Lit, which was founded in Birmingham, AL in 2019, has projects in…
Consolidated Communications said it expects to reach a key milestone in Vermont this fall when it’s scheduled to complete its fiber broadband buildout in the Southern Vermont Communications Union District (SoVT CUD). In addition, the Deerfield Valley Communication Union District…
Approximately 1.4 million locations currently eligible for funding in the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) rural broadband funding program would not be eligible if NTIA were to change its definition of “reliable” broadband, according to an analysis by telecom…
Colorado governor Jared Polis signed a bill this week that is expected to put the state in a better position to obtain upcoming broadband funding. Senate Bill 23-183 removes what the Governor’s Office of Information Technology calls the biggest barrier…
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