The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the availability of $20 million in technical assistance grants funding for rural broadband projects. The program, known as the Broadband Technical Assistance Program, was created in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known…
Three small providers have been awarded over $40 million in funding for broadband deployments through the USDA ReConnect program. The awards were made in the fourth round of the program, which has a total budget of $1.15 billion. Round four…
Three associations representing broadband providers and suppliers are asking legislators to specify a minimum 100 Mbps symmetrical broadband speed for the ReConnect rural broadband funding program in the 2023 Farm Bill. The associations are the Fiber Broadband Association, NTCA–The Rural…
Washington, DC – February 17, 2023 – Today the Federal Communications Commission sentCongress a report summarizing the impact of the Broadband Interagency Coordination Act,which directed the FCC, National Telecommunications and Information Administration(NTIA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $63 million in ReConnect funding to bring broadband to rural areas of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Mississippi. The four projects all are in the form of grants and feature fiber-to-the-premises networks: The ReConnect…
The latest round of the USDA ReConnect rural broadband funding program received three times as many applications as there is funding for, said Andy Berke, administrator of USDA’s Rural Utilities Service, which is responsible for awarding the funding. Berke made…
The U.S. Agriculture Department is awarding $759 million in ReConnect program grants and loans for high-speed internet access projects across 24 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and Palau. Today’s investments include funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which provides $65 billion…
The USDA’s ReConnect program has awarded regional provider Uprise Fiber $27.1 million to build a 10 Gbps-capable FTTP network in Pershing County, Nevada. Three-year-old Uprise Fiber is based in Reno, NV and provides service in Washington, Oregon and California in…
WASHINGTON, October 6, 2022 — Andy Berke was appointed today by President Biden to serve as Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Berke is a dedicated public servant with a history of advocating for…
Thayne, Wyoming – October 6, 2022 – Silver Star announced today that the company has been awarded a USDA Rural Development (RUS-RD) grant to extend fiber optic cable to three underserved areas in their service territory in Western Wyoming. The…
The USDA announced $502 million in USDA ReConnect awards this morning and at a pre-briefing with media yesterday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the balance of awards in Round 3 of the program will be announced soon. In addition, Vilsack…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has begun accepting applications this week for $1.15 billion it is making available in Round 4 of the ReConnect Program funding. The funding pool consists of $150 million in loans, $700 million in grants and…
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