Comcast
Martinsville, Virginia, Will Take Full Advantage Of Decades-Old Fiber Network
The core network consisted of 48 strands and 20 miles of fiber connecting city schools, municipal buildings and key anchor institutions
FBA
Appalachian Regional Commission Prepares Communities for Federal Broadband Money
The commission said it is helping communities prepare to apply for some of the $42.5B NTIA BEAD program.
Rural
Electrical Cooperatives Are the Unsung Heroes of Rural Broadband, Say Broadband Breakfast Panelists
February 18, 2021— Electrical cooperatives that own their own fiber are filling in the broadband gaps that telecoms have left, said panelists at a Broadband Breakfast Live Online event on Wednesday. The locally-owned businesses that have traditionally only provided electricity are now owning their o
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 — Fueling the Fire of Rural Innovation
See “Electrical Cooperatives Are the Unsung Heroes of Rural Broadband, Say Broadband Breakfast Panelists,” Broadband Breakfast, February 18, 2021 Our Broadband Breakfast Live Online events take place every Wednesday at 12 Noon ET. You can watch the February 17, 2021, event on this page. You can also
CTA
Transportation Department Proposes to ‘Dig Once’, Growing Support for BRIDGE Act, West Virginia Fight Over Cable Speeds
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration recently proposed streamlining broadband deployment in rights-of-way during federal highway construction projects. The proposal would require greater collaboration with states departments of transportation and broadband infrastru
Rural
Rural Broadband Success Stories to Be Discussed at Broadband Communities Summit
February 20, 2019 – The Rural Telecommunications Congress comes together once every year in Austin, Texas, jointly with the Broadband Communities Summit. Rural broadband issues are very much in the news. Among the topics that will be discussed this year at the summit are “Rural Broadband Success Sto
BBC
How Will the Future of Work Impact Rural Communities? Learn How at Rural Telecom Congress Next Week
DALLAS, April 25, 2017 – What kind of workplaces and economic environment are rural areas likely to experience in the future? At the Rural Telecommunications Congress program here at the 2017 Broadband Communities Summit next week, two of the sessions on Wednesday, May 3, will feature address that q
BBC
Kentucky Deploys State-Wide Fiber Network Through Public Private Partnership with Macquarie Capital
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, September 21, 2015 – The lieutenant governor of Kentucky, a bevy of state officials and their private sector counterparts here celebrated the finalization of the deal to build a $324 million broadband infrastructure project. The project, KentuckyWired, is a public-private partn
Broadband's Impact
Rural Broadband Forum: Connecting Rural Leaders For Broadband
DALLAS, April 28, 2010 – Day Two at the 2010 Broadband Properties Summit here began with a discussion by broadband experts about how to connect rural leaders into the broadband equation. Moderated by Bill Shuffstall, extension educator at Pennsylvania State University, forum speakers included Mark
usda
Coordination Between NTIA and RUS Spurs Talk of Common Broadband Application
WASHINGTON, March 17, 2009 – The National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Rural Utilities Service should keep the application process for broadband stimulus dollars as simple as possible, a group of panelists said on Monday.
