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December 2022

Sponsor: 

Fiber Broadband Association

Date: 
Wed, 12/07/2022 - 10:00 to 10:30

The Fiber Broadband Association is pleased to announce Fiber for Breakfast Week 49: NTIA’s Internet for All Initiative & A Workforce to Connect America.

 


Progress being made to close digital divide in Manistee, Michigan

The digital divide is narrowing in Manistee County, Michigan, according to internet provider Spectrum — a division of Charter Communications. Spectrum is in the process of expanding its services in rural parts of the state through a combination of public-private partnerships and internal investment. Roughly $10 million is being invested in Manistee County to bring unserved homes and businesses up to speed. Funding is made possible through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF), an initiative of the Federal Communications Commission, along with an additional $8.2 million investment by Cha

Senators Barrasso and Lujan Lead Bipartisan Letter to Expand High-Speed Internet Access in Rural Communities

US Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) and Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) led their Senate colleagues in a bipartisan letter to the Secretaries of the Departments of Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce about the need to expand high-speed internet access in rural communities. Internet providers are required to obtain permits from the federal government when installing telecommunications infrastructure on federal lands or for projects using federal funding. Right now, they face extensive delays in the permitting process.

Sponsor: 

Rural Utilities Service

Rural Development

US Department of Adriculture

Date: 
Wed, 12/14/2022 - 13:00

Information about the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Program and help applicants with preparing a complete application. This webinar will include:


Sponsor: 

Rural Utilities Service

Rural Development

US Department of Agriculture

 

Date: 
Wed, 12/07/2022 - 13:00

Information about the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Program and help applicants with preparing a complete application. This webinar will include:


Sponsor: 

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Department of Commerce

Date: 
Tue, 12/06/2022 - 14:00

To meet the workforce needs of the BEAD program, eligible entities and their subgrantees should make appropriate investments to develop a skilled, diverse workforce for the jobs that the subgrantees need to fill. This webinar will provide industry stakeholders interested in BEAD subgrants and subcontracts an opportunity to learn more and ask questions about their role in fostering equitable workforce development and job quality objectives.


Treasury Empowers Iowa's Push for Universal Broadband Access

Over the years, Iowa's demand for broadband infrastructure far outstripped the funding the state has been willing to supply. But the state is allocating millions in federal funding to help it reach its broadband goals. The latest funding comes from the U.S. Treasury's Capital Projects Fund.

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