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CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s final proposal for use of millions in federal broadband funding remains on pause as state officials review that plan and brace for changes to the program under ...
If the federal infrastructure bill makes it through the House of Representatives and receives President Joe Biden's signature, $65 billion will go to broadband. What does that really mean, though ...
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is funding a federal grant program that will distribute $42.5 billion across the country to get all Americans online and tighten the broadband gaps. Each state ...
County officials continue to find ways around bureaucratic red tape in the effort to construct a countywide fiber optics network.
Following the recent announcement of federal funding allocations from the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program, experts are weighing in on how to make the most of the ...
LUBBOCK — When Texas was awarded $3.3 billion in federal money last month toward expanding broadband infrastructure across the state, government leaders and telecommunication companies ...
Deploying broadband funding A year ago, Ford was advocating for a federal investment of $100 billion in broadband. The final infrastructure bill contained $65 billion, which Ford characterized as ...
Several federal funding issues are currently under debate in Congress and could adversely affect libraries and library workers. These include a possible government shutdown if Congress doesn’t pass ...
Many of the companies have built out broadband in rural locations with the help of state funding, but the requirements of the federal program, which is administered by the National ...
THE TEXAS TRIBUNE – Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar recommended federal officials change requirements for billions of dollars in broadband funding, including eliminating the low-cost requirement ...
The new funding includes more than $13 million to help implement a Wisconsin Digital Equity Plan, a roadmap for extending broadband to every residence, business and institution in the state by 2030.