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State is set to receive more than $1.2 billion in BEAD funds
Illinois to Launch Next Phases of Connect Illinois, Waits on NTIA
Illinois says that the Connect Illinois program is the largest state broadband funding program in the U.S.
Exclusive Series: AT&T, T-Mobile Bet Big on Open Access
Once staunch opponents of open access, Tier 1 ISPs are now entering a space traditionally dominated by municipalities.
Wyoming Fourth State Heading Towards BEAD Project Funding
The state’s BEAD application process is expected to become available by late October.
GOP-Controlled House Panel to Examine BEAD Program
'Congress must closely monitor NTIA’s implementation of the program,' Chairs Rodgers and Latta said.
West Virginia Opens BEAD Grant Application Window
The state will accept applications for 60 days.
Enough Talk About Pole Attachments – It’s Time for Action!
The lack of pole attachment policies could hinder or even hold-up even the best laid deployment plans.
West Virginia Has Worst Internet, Claims DesignRush
The state had the highest average number of complaints to the FCC about internet per 100,000 broadband serviceable locations.
Manchin Announces $32.2 Million in ARC Funding
The Appalachian Regional Commission funds will provide high-speed internet to 300,000 underserved West Virginia households.
Commerce Department is Aiming to Approve All BEAD Plans by Fall
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said there will be more approvals handed down in the coming weeks.
Kansas and West Virginia Receive BEAD Volume 2 Approval
The states will have one year to award subgrants with their allocations.
Altice USA To Surrender RDOF Awards In Three More States
The third-largest cable ISP in the country told the FCC Friday it intends to surrender awards in Kentucky, Arkansas and West Virginia.
If ACP Goes Away, Wireless Carrier Wants Jump in Lifeline Support for Tribal Areas
Smith Bagley, Inc., is asking the FCC to provide more money to the Tribal Lifeline benefit.
Flush With BEAD Cash, at Least 13 States Make Plans For ‘Nondeployment’ Funds
Several state offices expect to utilize nondeployment funds in conjunction with infrastructure deployment funds for BEAD.
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
Indiana, Tennessee, Washington, and W.V. Receive BEAD Volume 1 Approval
The four states are now free to start ground-truthing government broadband data.
Senators Capito and Hassan Re-Introduce the Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Together with her Democratic colleague Sen. Maggie Hassan, Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito on Friday introduced legislation designed to establish a national standard that would govern the Federal Communications Commission’s determination about whether mobile and bro
Next Century Cities Highlights State Action for Broadband, Co-Sponsors Broadband Conference in Idaho
Next Century Cities this week highlights broadband programs in five states, in advance of the “West Central Mountains High Speed Internet Conference” on May 17 in McCall, Idaho. The Friday event is being co-sponsored by the West Central Mountains Economic Development Council and Next Century Cities.
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Rockefeller Attacks FCC, Calls for Change
WASHINGTON, August 4, 2010 –Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) attributed the aftermath of the Big Branch Explosion in West Virginia to “a troubling lack of communications facilities in our rural communities.” The cause of this void, Rockefeller argued, was the Federal Co
Frontier Communications Will Invest $310 Million in West Virginia
WASHINGTON, June 16, 2010 – Frontier Communications will invest $310 million in West Virginia over the next three years. This funding will increase the state’s broadband deployment goals which include a recent BTOP grant of $126 Million and $72.4 million which Verizon was ordered to invest by the Pu
West Virginia to Build State Wide Fiber Network
WASHINGTON, June 16, 2010 – In March, West Virginia was awarded $126 million from the Broadband Technologies Opportunities Program. The federal money was granted to create a statewide high-speed broadband network of 45mbps down, for all public schools, libraries, health-care facilities and fire and
Senators Grill FCC Chief Over National Broadband Plan
WASHINGTON, April 15, 2010 – The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission defended his agency and its National Broadband Plan while facing the business end of a double-barreled, bipartisan shotgun of criticism on Wednesday.
Commerce Unveils 10 Grants Worth $357 Million
WASHINGTON, February 19, 2010 – Commerce Secretary Gary Locke yesterday announced 10 grants totaling $357 million to help spread high-speed Internet access across the country.
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West Virginia Awarded $1.4 Million for Broadband Mapping
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced on Friday it would award approximately $1.4 million to the state of West Virginia for broadband mapping and planning activities. The grant comes from NTIA’s State Broadband Data and Development grant program, which is funded by
