The state of Texas has begun accepting applications for nearly $730 million in broadband funding. Applications are due by August 26, 2024. Applicants can request funding for any of 24 counties. Funding targets the two neediest counties in each of…
By: Joan Engebretson
FCC: 40% of Wireless Carriers Say They Can’t Finish Rip-and-Replace Without More Funds
Time is running out for the federal government to provide additional funding for the Huawei and ZTE rip-and-replace program, the FCC cautions in a new report. More than 100 providers, many operating in rural areas, are required to replace the…
FCC Touts Alternatives to RDOF Defaults as it Nixes Amnesty Idea
The day before Independence Day, the FCC ruled on the controversial topic of amnesty for RDOF rural broadband funding winners who do not expect to meet some or all their buildout commitments. In nixing the amnesty proposal, the commission outlined…
Smaller Market Data Centers Gain New Way to Connect to Internet Exchanges
Global internet exchange operator DE-CIX hopes to connect data centers in smaller markets using a new approach that could benefit customers of the data center operator. A recent deal with Kansas City, Mo., data center operator NOCIX is an example…
South Carolina Recaps $400M in Broadband Grants Made, Including Last Batch
The state of South Carolina has completed awarding $400 million in broadband grants that were funded through federal programs created in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). A total of 19 companies were awarded funding beginning in December 2022 and…
Verizon Wins the Lion’s Share of Massachusetts Broadband Grants; Comcast, Charter Also Win
The state of Massachusetts has awarded over $37 million in broadband grants to Verizon to cover some of the costs of deploying broadband to underserved locations in the state. The grants are part of a total of $45 million awarded to four broadband…
Beyond 850 MHz: AST SpaceMobile Reveals More On AT&T/Verizon U.S. Coverage
AST SpaceMobile offered additional details about its plans and agreements with AT&T and Verizon regarding space-to-cellphone communications today. The company said it will use “a segment” of the 850 MHz band representing “complementary spectrum” from AT&T and Verizon to support…
Brightspeed, Charter, Local Company Win North Carolina Broadband Funding
The state of North Carolina has awarded a total of $10 million in funding to Brightspeed, Charter and local company NfinityLink Communications (also known as InfinityLink Communications) to cover some of the costs of broadband deployments in unserved and underserved…
$53.5M for Alabama Middle Mile Broadband Goes to REMC-Owned Coalition
The state of Alabama has awarded $53.5 million to Alabama Fiber Network to cover some of the costs for deploying a middle mile network deployment. Alabama Fiber Network is a coalition of electric and generation/transmission cooperatives in the state. The…
NCTA Video Depicts Rural Broadband Deployment Challenges
NCTA–The Internet and Television Association has made a 20-minute documentary video focusing on rural broadband deployment challenges. The video, titled “Every Last Mile,” follows work crews in three states — Alaska, Arizona and Minnesota — as the crews encounter temperature…
SpaceX Starlink Mini Terminal Launched on Limited Basis
SpaceX has begun a limited launch of what it’s calling “Starlink Mini.” The device is a smaller version of the dish that works with Starlink LEO satellite broadband service. It’s also portable. The product includes the dish/terminal, a kickstand, a…
Change Is Inevitable, Including at Telecompetitor
I realized some months ago that all those books piling up on my side table aren’t going to read themselves. All those places I’ve been wanting to visit aren’t going to visit themselves. And so on. So as of July…
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