Construction in the new Paul Bunyan Communications areas of Minnesota will take place over the summer/fall, with services expected to be available by winter.
The potential exists for internet exchange points to lower latency not just for data centers, but for all rural broadband providers.
In Part 1 of this three-part series, Telecompetitor speaks with Finley’s Chris Konechne and Tim Arbeiter about how broadband providers are approaching network expansion with confidence—whether they’re involved in the BEAD Program or not. The theme: “Be comfortable.”
The state of Oregon has $689 million to award for eligible BEAD projects, and a 25% match is required of all projects.
Frontier won almost $8.7 million in six broadband awards from the Connecticut ConneCTed Communities Grant Program.
Idaho said it is committed to opening the BEAD funding application phase in the second quarter of this calendar year.