Dairyland Power Cooperative received a $30.4 million project grant award from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program (CFDA 11.033). The grant will support Dairyland Power Cooperative's implementation of its Tri-State Fiber Deployment Project to install 240 miles of fiber optic cable on existing electric transmission lines between July 2023 and June 2026. This fiber deployment will expand...
The State of Kansas Department of Commerce received a $69.73 million Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033) to construct a 682-mile open-access middle mile fiber optic network across underserved areas of Kansas. The network aims to connect multiple new internet exchange points and offer last-mile broadband providers access to dark fiber, with a goal of increasing broadband access and...
The Missouri Network Alliance LLC was awarded a $29,688,739.63 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033). The grant will support the expansion of the recipient's middle mile broadband infrastructure into 12 counties in northeast Oklahoma and 3 counties in Missouri. Specifically, the recipient will construct new fiber optic lines to provide open access, carrier-neutral...
Commonwealth Edison Company, doing business as ComEd, was awarded an $83.75 million project grant from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033). The grant will fund the deployment of a 446-mile fiber network across underserved communities in Chicago to increase broadband access. Specifically, ComEd will construct 30 strategic interconnection points and additional fiber capacity...
This $2,293,038 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033) will fund the construction of 11.5 miles of new fiber optic cable and the addition of two new wireless tower sites to expand high-speed internet access in the Oriva Hills area. The project aims to facilitate 100/20 Mbps fixed wireless service to nearly every unserved residence by upgrading microwave...
The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $150,799,819.89 Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant (CFDA 11.033) to QSH Parent Holdco LLC to design, plan, and construct a 1,051-mile fiber optic network connecting the communities of Nome, Emmonak, Naknek, King Salmon, Igiugig, and Homer, Alaska. The project aims to expand and improve middle mile infrastructure to enable last-mile providers to offer competitive, high-speed broadband services...
The Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration awarded a $87,509,579.61 Project Grant under the Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033) to Peninsula Fiber Network LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The grant will fund the placement of 535 route miles of new middle mile fiber optic infrastructure across Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas. This will create redundant, high-capacity broadband connectivity to over 35,000 unserved or...
This $23,422,236 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033) will support the construction of approximately 130 miles of new open-access fiber middle mile infrastructure. The purpose is to enable diverse broadband connectivity and enhance last-mile service delivery to residential and business customers across 13 localities in South and Central Virginia. Key...
The City of Waterloo, Iowa received a $2.47 million Economic Adjustment Assistance Project Grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration to expand internet connectivity in the city's business corridor. The grant will fund construction of a middle mile fiber network that will support business growth, telemedicine connectivity, and virtual educational opportunities. Once completed, the network aims to help the region recover from the COVID-19 pandemic by bolstering...
The Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded Horizon Telcom Inc. a $48,275,817 Project Grant under the Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033). The grant will fund the Appalachian Ohio Middle Mile Expansion Project to deploy 239 miles of new middle mile fiber optic infrastructure and make available an additional 711 miles of existing fiber optic lines for open access in underserved areas of southeastern Ohio. This expanded fiber...