This $6,466,204 Project Grant awarded on June 10, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grants program (CFDA 10.855) supports The Ponderosa Telephone CO.'s efforts to expand broadband infrastructure and improve access to telemedicine and distance learning services in the rural community of O'Neals, California. The funding will be used to deploy telecommunications-enabled equipment and broadband connectivity to...
The Table Top Telephone Company, Inc. was awarded a $3,775,276 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants federal program (CFDA 10.855). The grant will support the delivery of broadband internet access and related telecommunications services to rural communities in O'Neals, California through July 2024. Specifically, the funding will enable the expansion of broadband infrastructure to provide 100%...
The Rural Utilities Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $24,997,848 Project Grant to Cal-Ore Telephone Co. under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA #10.752) on February 27, 2023. The grant will support Cal-Ore in expanding broadband infrastructure and connectivity in Dorris, California through February 27, 2025. As the ReConnect Program aims to expand broadband access in unserved rural areas, this award will likely facilitate deployment of fiber optic lines, wireless...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $24,966,775.00 Project Grant under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) to the Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, a non-profit organization, to deliver broadband infrastructure and services in Philomath, OR. The ReConnect Program provides loans, grants, and loan/grant combination awards to expand broadband access in rural areas with insufficient service. This 2-year grant, awarded on June 26, 2023, will facilitate the...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $34,905,000 ReConnect Program project grant to Cordova Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (DBA Cordova Telecom Cooperative) to expand broadband infrastructure and improve telemedicine and distance learning access in its rural service area in Cordova, Alaska. The ReConnect Program is a federal grant program (CFDA 10.752) that provides funding to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas. Through this grant, Cordova Telephone...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $24,952,007 Project Grant to Pioneer Telephone Cooperative under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The grant will support Pioneer Telephone Cooperative's efforts to expand broadband infrastructure and connectivity in Philomath, Oregon from September 2022 through September 2024. As part of the ReConnect Program's goal of expanding broadband access in unserved rural areas, this award will facilitate deployment of...
The Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $15,369,133 ReConnect Program grant to Oregon Telephone Corp, a for-profit small disadvantaged business, to fund broadband infrastructure investments and telecommunication services in Mt. Vernon, Oregon. The ReConnect Program provides loans, grants, and loan/grant combination awards to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas lacking sufficient broadband access. As a project grantee, Oregon Telephone Corp will leverage the...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) awarded a $24,767,780 Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (ReConnect) grant to Pine Cellular Phones Inc. on August 7, 2023 to deploy broadband infrastructure and services in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. This Project Grant funding will support Pine Cellular Phones Inc.'s efforts to install network infrastructure and provide retail broadband connectivity to residences, businesses, schools, libraries, and healthcare facilities in the...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded Canadian Valley Telephone, L.L.C. a $4,997,600 Project Grant under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (ReConnect Program, CFDA 10.752). The grant will support Canadian Valley Telephone in expanding broadband internet infrastructure and service in Crowder, Oklahoma from March 2023 through March 2025. As part of the ReConnect Program's goal of expanding broadband access in unserved rural areas, these funds will facilitate...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service has awarded a $24,645,351.00 Project Grant to Poka-Lambro Telephone Cooperative, Inc., a non-profit organization, under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The grant aims to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas without sufficient access to broadband services. The project will be implemented over a 2-year period from July 25, 2023 to July 25, 2025. This grant is part of the ReConnect Program, which provides loans,...