Fiber
Grain Management to Combine Ritter, Great Plains Into 20-State Fiber Platform
The pending deal would create Rightfiber and expand Grain’s regional fiber reach
Rural
Because Rural America is often the least-connected region in the country, ensuring coverage is central to BEAD.
Rural
GCI Partners With Starlink to Bring Connectivity to Alaska
The partnership will bring reliable service to multiple communities in Alaska.
Expert Opinion
Evan Swarztrauber: Congress Needs to Step In on Broadband Expansion
Aggressive FCC enforcement and congressional action is necessary to establish a uniform national standard on pole-attachment cost-sharing and timelines, the author writes.
Rural
Great Plains Communications Says Rural Providers Will Need Support Beyond BEAD
Expert Opinion
Jill Marx: The Marketing Fix Behind Multi-Gig Adoption
The number of homes a network passes is not the same as the number of homes that can realistically receive multi-gig service.
Expert Opinion
Chip Pickering: Data Centers are America's Most Misunderstood Infrastructure Asset
The case for data centers rests on meaningful tax revenue, durable jobs, grid investment and the digital infrastructure that lets rural communities share in the AI economy.
Rural
Rural Adirondack Broadband Customers Lose Service Over Pole Dispute
The company is under fire for its use of telephone poles without authorization.
Expert Opinion
Jim Brisimitzis and Stephen Leotis: How CBRS is Powering Rural America's Agricultural Future
CBRS shared spectrum is solving rural farms' connectivity crisis, but proposed higher-power rules could dismantle the balance making it work.
Funding
Treasury Extends Capital Projects Fund Deadline for Broadband Builds
Recipients can request a six-month extension after citing permitting delays, material shortages, and weather disruptions.
New Mexico
New Mexico Launches Digital Navigator Program
The state’s broadband office has a goal of achieving universal access by 2029.
Rural
Trump Signs USF Reform Bill Backed by Sen. Capito
The new law requires the FCC to establish a vetting process for USF applicants.
Rural
USDA Accepts Telehealth, Distance Learning Grant Applications
Approximately $27 million in federal grants were made available.
Rural
Rural-Focused $42 Billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program Becomes Operational
Early signs of a massive federal broadband expansion effort are beginning to reach local communities.
Rural
Capito Bill Tightens FCC Vetting of Broadband Providers
Measure targets accountability in how federal broadband funds are awarded
ReConnect
RUS Signals Launch of Next ReConnect Funding Round
Elmshaeuser says program remains central as federal broadband funding expands
Kari’s Law Reporting Act
House Passes Slate of Broadband Bills
They included the Senate-approved Rural Broadband Protection Act.
