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Charter Communications rep talks broadband expansion with Guernsey County commissioners.

Using video conferencing technology that’s become all too familiar for many Alachua County residents, Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Gainesville, on Wednesday discussed with about a dozen county and municipality leaders plans to expand high-speed broadband services to the county’s rural areas.  “My hope is that we have this conversation on a regular basis as we work to increase broadband throughout the county,” she said at the virtual roundtable.  A lack of internet access, especially in rural p...

More homes and businesses in Delta, Red River and Fannin counties will gain access to high-speed broadband internet through the Federal Communications Commission’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, according to auction results released this month. The three counties combined are set to receive more than $3.61 million in support to expand access during the next 10 years, according to the results. The bulk of that support was awarded to CCO Holdings LLC, doing business as Chart...

Access to high-speed broadband internet is coming to an additional 3,066 locations in Somerset County and 3,557 locations in Cambria County. The improvements are a result of the Federal Communications Commission’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction. The results were announced Dec. 7 by the federal agency. Windstream Services and the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. were awarded funding of more than $2.8 million and $2.3 million, respectively, to expand broadband service in ...

FCC Approves $165 Million in New Mexico Broadband Grants The money is part of a $9.2 billion allocation to boost high-speed Internet across the country through the FCCs Rural Digital Opportunity Fund following a competitive auction to win funding for a 10-year period. by Kevin Robinson-Avila, Albuquerque Journal / December 18, 2020 Shutterstock/Jer123 (TNS) — The  Federal Communications Commission has approved $165 million in gra...

Copyright © 2020 Albuquerque Journal Jose Romero, left, and Nick Benavidez with Chaparral Cable Co. work on installing a high-speed fiber optic cable. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal) The Federal Communications Commission has approved $165 million in grants for 18 companies to extend broadband connectivity in underserved areas around New Mexico. The funding is part of a $9.2 billion FCC allocation to boost high-speed internet service across the country through the FCC’s Rural Digital Opport...

The change is related to the Federal Communications Commission’s auction for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. Successful bidders in Pennsylvania will receive $368.7 million over the next 10 years to bring high-speed internet service to homes and businesses that are underserved or do not have access to broadband that meets current federal standards. The FCC indicates more than 99% of the successful bids are for 100 Megabit-per-second download speeds, four times faster than the “Netf...

The change is related to the Federal Communications Commission’s auction for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. Successful bidders in Pennsylvania will receive $368.7 million over the next 10 years to bring high-speed internet service to homes and businesses that are underserved or do not have access to broadband that meets current federal standards. The FCC indicates more than 99% of the successful bids are for 100 Megabit-per-second download speeds, four times faster than the “Netf...

FCC awards over $140 Million to Iowa Broadband Providers DES MOINES — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently announced that it has awarded $143,892,544.40 to 11 broadband providers to bring broadband to rural Iowa. The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I Auction is a federal program focusing on bringing broadband to 10 million Americans. Nearly all rural locations eligible for the award will receive broadband at speeds of 100 Megabits per seconds (Mbps) download, with nearly ...

Private Companies Work to Expand Broadband in Pennsylvania More than 2,600 households and businesses in parts of Pennsylvania will have access to high-speed Internet after the FCC auctioned about $9.2 billion to companies with the goal of closing the rural digital divide. by Megan Tomasic, The Tribune-Review / December 11, 2020 Shutterstock/ESB Professional Allegheny, Pa., and  Westmoreland, Pa., counties soon will have access to ...