Project Grant 2808I2207T
- This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) provides $3,520,100.00 to Mound Bayou Telephone & Communication Corp to deliver broadband infrastructure investments and jobs in Mound Bayou, MS 38762. The funding will support the deployment of broadband services to rural areas with insufficient access, which is a key goal of the ReConnect Program. The project has a period of...
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $14,849,729 Project Grant to Uplink LLC through the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) on September 7, 2022. The grant will support Uplink LLC in expanding broadband infrastructure and connectivity in Clarksdale, Mississippi through September 7, 2024. As part of the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program's goal of expanding broadband access in unserved rural areas, the funding will facilitate deployment of broadband services...
- This $16,891,348 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) to Uplink LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, to facilitate broadband deployment in the rural area of Clarksdale, MS. The grant aims to expand broadband access to rural areas without sufficient service, in alignment with the essential goals of the ReConnect Program. The awarded funding supports infrastructure investments and...
- 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 Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration awarded Dovetel Communications LLC $32,246,573.54 under the Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033) to build a 185-mile fiber route providing middle mile broadband access in eight counties in northwest Georgia. The project will construct an open access, carrier neutral network using fiber optic cables to significantly expand middle mile infrastructure connecting the Chattanooga, Bremen and Atlanta...
- The Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $30,502,000 Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033) Project Grant to Scott County Telephone Cooperative (SCTC), a non-profit telecommunications provider. The grant will fund the construction of 155 miles of new fiber optic cable to expand middle-mile infrastructure and enable last-mile broadband expansion in rural and underserved communities across a 13-county area of Central...
- 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...
- The State of Nevada, doing business as the Office of the Governor, received a $87.1 million Project Grant award 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 construction of a 431-mile open-access fiber optic network running north-south along US 93 to connect a major internet exchange in Las Vegas to an interconnection point in Wells, Nevada. This middle mile...
- 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 $16,795,000 Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant (CFDA 11.033) to the Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative, Inc. for the purpose of adding 137 miles of new middle mile fiber in remote western Montana. This project will enable affordable broadband access to over 9,600 currently unserved or underserved locations, including 67 anchor institutions, across 42 communities in six counties. The Blackfoot Telephone...
PURPOSE: LAST MILE AND MIDDLE MILE BB DEPLOY ACROSS THE STATE OF MS CONSISTING OF TEN UNIQUE PROJECTS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO BRING QUALIFIED BB TO A TOTAL OF 12,487 UNSERVED HH ACROSS TEN COUNTIES. THIS APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED BY THE BROADBAND EXPANSION AND ACCESSIBILITY OF MISSISSIPPI (BEAM) WHO HAS ENTERED INTO AN ELIGIBLE COVERED PARTNERSHIP WITH EIGHT DIFFERENT BB PROVIDERS TO ACCOMPLISH THE PROJECT. THE BB PROVIDERS IN THE COVERED PARTNERSHIP ARE (1) BAY SPRINGS TELEPHONE, (2) BRUCE TELEPHONE, (3) C SPIRE, (4) CABLESOUTH MEDIA 3, (5) FRANKLIN TELEPHONE, (6) MAXXSOUTH, (7) UPLINK, AND (8) WECONNECT COMMUNICATIONS.ACTIVITIES:1. SMITH CTY, SERVING 756 LOCATIONS. 126 MILES FTTH BAY SPRINGS WILL OFFER GB SPEED AT $80.2. CALHOUN CTY, SERVING 1,199 UNSERVED HHS. THE FTTH PROJECT WILL CONSTRUCT 154 MILES OF BURIED FIBER. BRUCE TELEPHONE WILL OFFER BB SERVICE $50 TO GB SPEED FOR $80 3. C SPIRE IN ISSAQUENA CTY, SERVING 120 HHS, 10 BUSINESSES, & 2 AIS. THE FTTH PROJECT WILL CONSTRUCT 10 MILES OF FIBER. C SPIRE WILL OFFER BB SERVICE AT $80 FOR GB SPEED.4. C SPIRE IN MADISON CTY, SERVING 101 HHS & 32 BUSINESSES. THE FTTH PROJECT WILL CONSTRUCT 10.7 MILES OF FIBER. C SPIRE WILL OFFER BB SERVICE AT $80 FOR GB SPEED. 5. COLLINS, 2,162 LOCATIONS, 19 MAINLINE MILES OF A FIBER/COAX NETWORK TO DOCSIS 3.1 TECH. CABLESOUTH WILL OFFER BB SERVICE FROM 250 MBPS AT $70 TO GB SPEED AT $90. 6. LINCOLN CTY, SERVING 604 HHS, 4 BUSINESSES, & 2 AIS. THE FTTH PROJECT WILL CONSTRUCT 68 MILES OF BURIED FIBER. FRANKLIN TELEPHONE WILL OFFER BB SERVICE FROM 500 MBPS AT $85 TO GB SPEED AT $100. 7. PROJECT 7 BENTON CTY, SERVING 664 HHS. THE FTTH PROJECT WILL CONSTRUCT 91 MILES OF NEW FIBER. MAXXSOUTH WILL OFFER BB SERVICE FROM 500 MBPS AT $65 TO GB SPEED AT $80. MAXXSOUTH BB WILL DEPLOY A SYMM FTTH (GPON) TECH WITH A MIN OF UP TO 1 GIG DOWNLOAD & 1 GIG UPLOAD SPEEDS. 8. PROJECT 8 PONTOTOC CTY, SERVING 632 LOCATIONS. THE FTTH PROJECT WILL CONSTRUCT 91 MILES OF NEW FIBER. MAXXSOUTH WILL OFFER BB SERVICE FROM 500 MBPS AT $65 TO GB SPEED AT $80. MAXXSOUTH BB WILL DEPLOY A SYMM FTTH (GPON) TECH WITH A MIN OF UP TO 1 GIG DOWNLOAD & 1 GIG UPLOAD SPEEDS. 9. UPLINK COAHOMA CTY. THE TOTAL CTY POPULATION IS 22,124. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE 6,295 HHS, PROVIDING 1,837 HHS WITH FIBER & 4,458 WITH WIRELESS. IT WILL ALSO SERVE 10 AIS. THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE 90.87 MILES OF FIBER CONSTRUCTION. UPLINK WILL OFFER BB SERVICE FROM 500 MBPS AT $75 TO GB SPEED AT $100. THE PROVIDER WILL BE USING A MIX OF TECH, DEPLOYING FIBER TO THE HOME IN AREAS OF HIGH DENSITY & USING WIRELESS TECH IN AREAS OF LOW DENSITY WHERE THE COST BECOMES EXCESSIVE TO DEPLOY FO. 10. PROJECT 10 IS LED BY WECONNECT, CALHOUN CTY, SERVING 163 HHS, 1 BUSINESS, & AN UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF AIS. THE FTTH PROJECT WILL CONSTRUCT 27 MILES OF BURIED FIBER. WE CONNECT WILL PROVIDE BB SERVICE FROM 250 MBPS AT $50 TO GB SPEED AT $80. THE PROJECT PLANS TO LEVERAGE EXISTING FIBER & CONTINUE BUILDING A NETWORK USING A FTTH ARCHITECTURE UTILIZING (PON) TECH & TOPOLOGY.OUTCOME: THE 10 PROJECTS WILL CONSTRUCT 602 NEW FIBER MILES AND TO DIRECTLY CONNECT 12,487 UNSERVED HH WITH UP TO 1/1 GBPS SERVICE. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO CONNECT 256 BUS AND APPROXIMATELY 26 CAI.BENEFICIARIES: THE TEN PROJECTS THAT THIS COVERED PARTNERSHIP PLANS TO PURSUE WILL BRING QUALIFIED BB SERVICE TO A LARGE POP OF RURAL MS RESIDENTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNSERVED.SUBRECIP ACT: THE EIGHT ISPS IN THIS COVERED PARTNERSHIP ARE SUBRECIPIENTS OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THIS PROJECT. SOW INCL CONSTRUCTION AND PROVIDING SERVICE FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE PROJECTS IN THEIR DESIGNATED SERVICE AREAS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 3/27/25 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 10/4/24 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 10/4/24 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 3/8/23 | ||
| Not listed | $32.7m | 9/30/22 |
GrantNumber | Description | Subgrantee | Prime Award | Dollars Obligated | Updated At |
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CABLESOUTHMEDIA3COLLINSS | Cablesouth Media Iii, LLC | Project Grant 2808I2207T | $1.3m | 3/5/25 | |
CABLESOUTHMEDIA3POPLARVILLES | Cablesouth Media Iii, LLC | Project Grant 2808I2207T | $2.7m | 3/5/25 | |
CSPIRELIVINGSTONS | Telepak Networks, Inc. | Project Grant 2808I2207T | $489.1k | 1/17/25 | |
CSPIREWESTMADISONCOUNTYS | Telepak Networks, Inc. | Project Grant 2808I2207T | $120.0k | 1/17/25 | |
FRANKLINTELEPHONEHWY84SOUTHSS | Franklin Telephone Company, Inc. | Project Grant 2808I2207T | $1.1m | 11/13/24 |