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USDA Extends ReConnect Round 5 Application Deadline
If fully utilized, the fifth round ReConnect funding will amount to $700 million.
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If fully utilized, the fifth round ReConnect funding will amount to $700 million.
broadband roundup
Legislation to be considered include revealing Chinese backers of apps and getting investment for semiconductor manufacturers.
Digital Inclusion
BEAD requirements a unique opportunity for underrepresented communities to be involved in broadband builds.
Expert Opinion
Sleeper issue could derail a state’s ability to spend its broadband infrastructure allocation effectively
broadband roundup
At least $70 million will be committed to get Americans signed up to the Affordable Connectivity Program.
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The next big deadline: Planning fund applications for the BEAD program are due August 15, 2022.
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‘The playbook [is] really a starting point to have these conversations with your state broadband offices.’
broadband roundup
A bill would have the Commerce Secretary identify categories of personal data that could harm national security if exported.
Fiber
Attendance at the fiber show jumped from 2,041 attendees last June to 2,854 registrants as of Friday.
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Senators on Thursday said NTIA rules set regulated rates and impose net neutrality requirements.
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State and federal broadband policy experts agreed that partnerships would be instrumental to spending $42.5 billion in broadband funds.
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Billions in funding from the infrastructure bill could go toward states for other objectives like cybersecurity.
broadband roundup
US Ignite is pushing member organizations to apply for NTIA funding under the infrastructure bill.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast returns to one of the subjects that it knows best: Broadband mapping and data.
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Alan Davidson says NOFO requires that grant recipients offer both low-cost service options and middle-class affordability plans.
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The NTIA will press states to not lock out publicly-owned broadband project. If they do, they must disclose why.