This round of broadband grants was the third and largest tranche of awards by Massachusetts’ $82 million Residential Retrofit Program.
Brightspeed was also the largest winner (by number of counties) in North Carolina broadband funding made available at the end of last month.
DIG’s hope is that every broadband project in Maryland will begin with an eye toward possible public-private partnerships.
Field operations use geographic information systems and remote sensing technologies like drones, satellites, and vehicle-mounted sensors.
The Texas Notice of Funding Availability comes as the BEAD process awaits clarification from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
If approved, the Oklahoma broadband grants would be funded by the American Rescue Plan Act’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.