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The Gigapower Gamble In 2023, AT&T announced a 50/50 joint venture with the investment firm BlackRock to form an open-access fiber network company called Gigapower, with AT&T Fiber as the anchor tenant. The Communications Workers of America (CWA), which...	Biden-Harris Administration Approves and Recommends for Award Minnesota’s Digital Equity Capacity Grant Application for More Than $12 Million The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved and recommended for award an application from Minnesota, allowing the state to request access to more than $12 million to implement its...
Governor Walz Announces $52 Million to Expand Broadband to nearly 8,000 Minnesota Homes and Businesses Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) announced $52 million in grants to expand broadband access to an estimated 7,700 homes and businesses throughout Minnesota. The grant awards will help broadband providers expand high-speed broadband service in 24 counties...	Biden-Harris Administration Approves Georgia, Iowa, Minnesota, and South Carolina’s “Internet for All” Initial Proposals The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Georgia, Iowa, Minnesota, and South Carolina’s Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. This...