The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded Western New Mexico Telephone Company, Inc. a $23,770,661 Project Grant under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) on February 27, 2023. The grant will support the expansion of broadband service in Cliff, New Mexico through February 27, 2025. As the stated goal of the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program is to expand broadband access in rural areas lacking sufficient connectivity, it can be reasonably inferred the funding...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $24.7 million Project Grant under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) to WNM Communications Corporation (Gilanet-Internet Service) on August 22, 2023. The award will facilitate the deployment of broadband infrastructure and services to support economic development and provide access to critical resources like telemedicine and distance learning opportunities for the underserved rural community of Silver City,...
The federal Project Grant award, totaling $24,926,765.00, was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (USDA-RUS) under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (ReConnect Program - CFDA 10.752). The grant recipient, WNM Communications Corporation (doing business as Gilanet-Internet Service), is a for-profit telecommunications company that specializes in providing high-speed internet connectivity and broadband infrastructure services to rural communities,...
This $9,256,350 project grant was awarded to SWC Telesolutions Inc. by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The grant funds will be used to support broadband infrastructure deployment and internet access services in rural Albuquerque, New Mexico from July 2023 through July 2025. This grant is part of the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program, which aims to expand broadband service to rural areas without sufficient...
This $21,722,200 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) will enable Continental Divide Electric Cooperative Inc., a non-profit organization, to expand broadband infrastructure and connectivity solutions in rural and tribal areas of New Mexico. The funding will support investments in telecommunications networks, equipment procurement, and service provision to deliver increased access to...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded Enmr Telephone Cooperative a $2.6 million Project Grant under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) on March 2, 2023. The grant will support infrastructure investments and jobs to expand broadband deployment in Clovis, New Mexico through March 2, 2025. As the goal of the ReConnect Program is to expand broadband access in rural areas lacking sufficient service, this award will facilitate bringing broadband connectivity to...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $25 million Project Grant under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) to Big Bend Telephone Company Inc., a for-profit telecommunications provider in Alpine, TX. This federal grant funding will support the deployment of broadband infrastructure and services to expand high-speed internet connectivity in underserved rural areas. The award has a performance period from August 8, 2023 to August 8, 2025....
The Rural Utilities Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $13,850,542 Project Grant to Penasco Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc. of Artesia, New Mexico under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA #10.752). The grant will support infrastructure investments and jobs to expand broadband service in rural areas lacking sufficient access, as provided for under the ReConnect Program. Specifically, Penasco Valley Telecommunications Cooperative will use the funding to...
Enmr Telephone Cooperative, doing business as Plateau Telecommunications, Incorporated, was awarded a $102.3 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 funding will support construction of new fiber routes and upgrades to network electronics to improve capacity, redundancy, and resilience across Enmr Telephone Cooperative's existing middle mile...
The Rural Utilities Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $2.218 million Project Grant to Penasco Valley Telecommunications Cooperative of Artesia, New Mexico on March 29, 2023. The grant is part of the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855), which aims to expand the use of telecommunications technologies to provide educational and medical services in rural areas through distance learning and telemedicine projects. Under this award, Penasco...