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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 Opportunity Fund. Grant recipients participated in a competitive auction to win funding for a 10-year peri...

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 “Netflix speed” benchmark of 25 Megabits per second currently used by the FCC to define access to br...

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 “Netflix speed” benchmark of 25 Megabits per second currently used by the FCC to define access to br...

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 85% of eligible locations receiving Gigabit service according to the FCC. “Access to high-speed in...

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 high-speed internet after the  Federal Communication Commission auctioned about $9.2 billion to co...