In 2022, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) launched the Broadband Infrastructure Program (BIP) to bridge the connectivity gap in unserved communities, including rural communities, in America.
Fletcher Kittredge, chief strategy officer at the service provider GWI, is an expert on financing public networks with municipal revenue bonds. Whereas a general obligation bond is secured by and paid for by taxes, a municipal revenue bond is secured by and paid for by the revenue of the network.
One of the unexpected consequences of Hurricane Helene is that it disrupted and shut down the high-quality quartz mines near Spruce Pine, North Carolina. This will cause a temporary disruption for the semiconductor industry. One of the most important steps in making silicon chips and key components for solar panels is to melt down a highly purified substance called polysilicon.
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