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MoffettNathanson: Verizon Needs Mid-Band Spectrum for 5G, But Where Will It Come From? (telecompetitor)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 04/23/2019 - 15:19Citizens Against Government Waste Joins Opposition to Private C-Band Spectrum Sale, Valuable 5G Spectrum at Stake (telecompetitor)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 04/18/2019 - 18:25Telehealth Forecast: 61% of Doctors Expect to Use it by 2022 (telecompetitor)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 04/15/2019 - 15:57USAC Interactive Rural Broadband Connect America Fund Map Updated (telecompetitor)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 04/15/2019 - 15:56
USDA ReConnect Broadband Funding Program Will Begin Accepting Applications April 23
The US Department of Agriculture will start accepting applications for its Rural e-Connectivity Pilot Program (ReConnect Program) on April 23. The ReConnect Program enables USDA to create and implement innovative solutions to rural connectivity by providing various financial options to partners and customers. The USDA will make three different types of awards:
Consolidated Plans Public-Private Broadband Network in Rural Maine Community (telecompetitor)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 04/09/2019 - 13:38SiFi Networks to Build Fullerton, California Open Access Network; GigabitNow, Ting to Deliver Services Over It (telecompetitor)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 04/08/2019 - 11:39USDA ReConnect Broadband Funding Program Will Begin Accepting Applications April 23 (telecompetitor)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 04/05/2019 - 15:48Airband Rural Wireless Program Has Eight Service Provider Partners, 230 More on Microsoft Wireless ISP Program
When Microsoft announced plans in 2017 to work with network operators to bring broadband to rural areas lacking broadband service, the company had no problem finding network operators to participate in the program, dubbed Microsoft Airband. Microsoft’s initial plans called for 12 rural broadband projects in 12 states, with a strong emphasis on fixed wireless technology. The company later extended the timeframe and raised the goal to 25 states.