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Tag: Rural Broadband
Sixteen Questions With the New Jersey Broadband Office
The New Jersey Office of Broadband Connectivity (OBC) and its director, Vallary Bullard, answered 16 questions from Telecompetitor recently. Here’s what we learned. Q: When was your state broadband office established and how big is…
Vermont BEAD Portal Open Until April 16
The Vermont Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (VT-BEAD) Program Full Proposal portal will be open until 11:55 PM on April 16, according to the Vermont Community Broadband Board. Vermont is receiving $228.9 million from the BEAD…
Levin Offers Ideas for Implementing BEAD Rule Changes With Minimal Disruption
As newly installed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick gets set to announce rule changes to the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funding program, industry financial analyst and D.C. insider Blair Levin looked at…
Vero Fiber Expands Into Montana With MtnMax Acquisition
In a deal between regional FTTP service providers, Vero Broadband LLC has acquired Montana Digital LLC, which operates in Bigfork, Columbia Falls, Kalispell, and Whitefish, Montana. “We are thrilled to welcome Montana Digital to the…
Community Connect Grant Program Issues NOFO for 2025
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Community Connect Grant Program for fiscal year 2025. The USDA’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) estimates that approximately $26 million…
The Michael Jordan of Broadband: Meet the Indiana State Broadband Director
Stephen Cox was enjoying retirement in Florida when the opportunity to become Indiana’s broadband director arose. After two and a half years as the head of Indiana’s Department of Homeland Security, Cox and his spouse…
MCNC and Fybe Partner to Launch eNCore to Bring Broadband to Rural North Carolina
The target of eNCore, a joint venture announced today by MCNC and Fybe, is to provide service to the residential and business communities of rural North Carolina. MCNC says that it is among the oldest…
NTCA Announces Excellence Award Winners
San Antonia — Feb. 26, 2025 — During the 2025 RTIME, NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association recognized eight rural telecom leaders who have shown exceptional commitment to their communities and the broadband industry. The NTCA Excellence…
NTCA Women in Telecom Session Highlights Work/Life Balance Issues
Work/life balance was the theme of the Women in Telecom session at NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association’s RTIME conference in San Antonio, Texas this week. The session presenter was Kari Coffey, a speaker and life coach…
The BEAD Journey – Award, Procurement, Deployment (Part 3)
In the third and final episode of this three-part series, we explore how supply chain and procurement will impact deployment. What deployment challenges have you faced with BEAD projects, and what challenges do you anticipate…
Data Centers and the Opportunity for Rural Broadband Providers
Rural broadband providers have an opportunity to take advantage of the explosive demand for data centers, according to CoBank Lead Economist of Digital Infrastructure Jeff Johnston. Johnston, leading a session at the NTCA–The Rural Broadband…
$300B in Private Equity Available for Investment: Deloitte Telecom M&A Report
Private equity firms have become increasingly important players in telecom provider mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in recent years, according to a new report from global business consultancy Deloitte. Telecompetitor spoke with Duncan Stewart, director of…
