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If you worked in the broadband industry in 2022, it was nearly impossible to go a week without hearing something about either maps or money. Discussions about the former largely focused on when exactly the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) would finally come out with its revised broadband map and arguments over whether it would really […]
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) appears to be rushing to approve broadband planning funding for all 50 states by the end of 2022, awarding 13 more grants this week alone. So far, money has been distributed to 47 of the 50 states. This week’s awardees included California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Nevada, New […]
Since the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released the first version of its new broadband map, service providers throughout the nation are probably rushing to figure out how much money each state will receive from the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. According to projections made by the industry group ACA Connects, […]