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Tag: RUS
USDA e-Connectivity Toolkit Offers Rural Broadband Resources
The USDA e-connectivity toolkit includes information about grants, loans, information and other resources available from 27 different USDA initiatives, including . . .
Connect America Fund Accountability Act Aims to Ensure Broadband Performance
The Connect America Fund Accountability Act would require network operators receiving federal broadband funding to report the technology…
USDA Official: States and Localities Need Skin in the Game for Rural Broadband to Succeed
The USDA ReConnect rural broadband pilot aims to leverage limited funding, explained USDA official Anne Hazlett in an interview with us. That’s why the program will offer loans and grants and why . . .
Broadband News: 10 Questions We Hope to See Answered in 2019
Broadband news stories of 2019 could help answer questions about 5G strategy, rural broadband availability, telco video strategy, cable…
Adtran Targets CAF II Program with FTTN Platform
Vendors are beginning to position broadband offerings as CAF II equipment, tailor-made to meeting the needs of companies that won rural broadband funding in the auction. The latest example comes from Adtran, which . . .
Telecom Associations Applaud Broadband Moves in Newly-Passed Farm Bill
The House and Senate approved a compromise version of the 2018 Farm Bill and President Trump is expected to sign it. Farm bill broadband provisions include increasing funding to bring broadband to unserved areas.