Major Broadband Awards Handed Out in California, Ohio

WASHINGTON, August 26, 2024 – Two states made major broadband grant awards last week, with California allocating $237 million and Ohio awarding more than $94 million.

The California award will go to 21 projects across the state, which are slated to serve nearly 30,000 homes and businesses with fiber broadband. 

Incumbents like AT&T and Frontier took about $81.5 million of the California funds, with almost all the rest going to municipalities, counties, and tribal governments. Projects are planned in a dozen counties: Alpine, Modoc, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Tulare, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, and San Mateo.