Rural Broadband
Internet service providers are the operational backbone of the future, the utility of the 21st century and beyond. This is no different in rural areas, with telemedicine and distance learning being a...
View ArticleConnected Nation NTIA Ex Parte Meeting
Connected Nation doesn’t know how to do the mapping properly, but they’re the only one publicly proposing they have the knowledge and resources. Our partners do have the resources and have proven...
View ArticleRecommendations for RUS Broadband Stimulus Programs
Recommendations for RUS Broadband Stimulus Programs Courtesy of colleague Liz Zucco via stimulatingbroadband.com 04/17/09 (Editor’s Note: With this posting, we welcome our colleague Liz Zucco. Liz has...
View ArticleOur clients submit over $3M in grant applications to USDA RUS Community...
DEADLINE 6/19/09 With the assistance of Keenwire our clients successfully submitted over $3M in grant applications across 4 states to the USDA RUS under the Community Connect program, which NOFA...
View ArticleNTIA drops ‘Buy American’ requirements for broadband stimulus funds
Courtesy of Fierce Broadband Wireless June 28, 2009 — 11:33pm ET | By Lynnette Luna The federal government won’t require the “buy American” stipulations it had originally planned to require of...
View ArticleNOFA RELEASED – Deadline Aug 14th – Summary and Links
Broadband USA site now has active link to NOFA: Link to NOFA (pdf download) HIGHLIGHTS of the NOTICE OF FUNDS AVAILABILITY Related downloads: A summary by Knight Foundation, Knight Center for Digital...
View ArticleNEW WEBINAR – Making the Deadline – Analysis, Strategy and Action Plan
REGISTER FOR A SESSION: Wed Jul 8, 2009 9:00 AM PDT Thu Jul 9, 2009 9:00 AM PDT Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:00 AM PDT After a decade of broadband consulting we guessed 95% right, but did the NOFA surprise you?...
View ArticleRound Two Broadband Stimulus – BIP and BTOP NOFAs w/ Highlights Summary
The most significant change is two NoFAs and therefore two separate applications. This time the delineation is quite a bit more clear by the simple determination of being middle or last mile. NTIA...
View ArticleUSDA RUS Announces 2011 Community Connect Rural Broadband Grant Program
The USDA Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has an annual program called Community Connect, specifically for small rural communities with NO BROADBAND access (no Wireless ISP, DSL or Cable; yes they send...
View ArticleFCC Approves Overhaul of Universal Service Fund (USF) with Connect America...
Ok folks, whether you have been following the news or are new to it, this is big. Today the Federal Communications Commission adopted an order overhauling the Universal Service Fund (“USF”) and...
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