Funding
Comcast, Conference of Mayors Awards $1.5M Digital Equity Grants
The money will go to ten cities to enhance digital skills trainings.
Teralyn Whipple
Former Assistant Editor Teralyn Whipple studied marketing at Brigham Young University. She has reported extensively on broadband infrastructure, investments and deployment.
Nevada
Nevada the First State Awarded Digital Equity State Capacity Grant Money
Nevada is the first state to receive Digital Equity State Capacity Grant funds.
FCC
West Virginia Has Worst Internet, Claims DesignRush
The state had the highest average number of complaints to the FCC about internet per 100,000 broadband serviceable locations.
Briefs
CommScope Releases Software Update That Expands Broadband Service Offerings
Innovation to converged cable access platform will expand multi service operator's broadband service offerings.
SpaceX
Comcast Announces Starlink Collab
The agreement will enable Comcast to serve hard to serve addresses in the U.S.
White House
Breezeline Announces Discounted Plan for Former ACP Subscribers
The ISP joins a growing list of companies that have stepped in with the lapse of the Affordable Connectivity Program.
Briefs
AT&T Releases Documentary Depicting Digital Divide
The documentary highlights AT&T's fiber investments in Texas.
Ohio
Ohio is Accepting BEAD Map Challenges
The challenge process will be open for 21 days.
Delaware
Delaware Enters BEAD Prequalification Phase
Delaware will review applications for capacity in the prequalification phase.
Indiana
Brightspeed Fiber Awarded $5.6M from Indiana
The money will connect more than 120,000 Indiana addresses.
North Carolina
Ripple Fiber Announces Partnership with Post Road Group
The partnership will expand fiber builds in North Carolina.
Michigan
Michigan Completes BEAD Challenge Initial Review
Final determinations of map challenges are set to be released by July 22.
Kansas
Kansas Announces $3.9M Digital Equity Grants
The money will fund public Wi-Fi and device distribution programs.
Commerce
RocketLab to Receive $23.9M from CHIPS and Science Act
The investment would increase RocketLab's semiconductor production by 50 percent.
Fiber
Largest Trans Atlantic Cable Adopts Ciena's GeoMesh Extreme
The architecture is expected to increase the fiber optic cable's capacity.
Indiana
Indiana Invests $81.5 Million in Grant Program
The fourth round of the Next Level Connections Broadband Grant program results in a total investment of $216 million.
