Briefs
Utah Broadband Announces $23 Million Award
Company plans to connect homes in rural northern Utah.
Rural
USDA Nominee Glen Smith Vows Review of Rural Broadband Programs
During his nomination hearing, lawmakers pressed on coordinating USDA’s broadband programs and reviewing stalled energy projects.
NTIA
USDA, NTIA Receive Budget Cuts in Fiscal Year 2026
ReConnect eliminated; Digital Equity funding cut short
Rural
NRECA Discusses Policies, Funding Needed For Rural Broadband
With the Trump Administration planning to cut ReConnect, rural broadband cooperatives are scrambling
NTCA
Rural Providers Blanch at Artificially Low-Cost BEAD Options
A letter to the NTIA outlines how small providers can compete with large providers for BEAD grants
USDA
USDA Extends ReConnect Round 5 Application Deadline
If fully utilized, the fifth round ReConnect funding will amount to $700 million.
EPA
Specific Mapping is Key to the ReConnect Application, USDA Says
The mapping tool in the ReConnect application process allows applicants to designate proposed routes.
COVID
USDA’s Rural Utilities Service Says it Finances the Most Utility Construction Programs in a Decade
December 23, 2020 — The last five years have boasted massive strides towards closing the urban-rural broadband and utilities divide, according to individuals speaking at Fiber Connect in December. In the last fiscal year alone, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service delivered a
