Brightspeed was joined by local and state leaders, community members, and partners in Johnson County (AR) to celebrate a milestone years in the making: the launch of multi-gig-speed fiber internet in Coal Hill, Hartman and surrounding rural areas.

Kinetic announced that Dahlonega (GA) is officially recognized as a Kinetic ‘Gig-Ready Community,’ meaning more than 75 percent of the homes in the community now have access to Kinetic’s high-speed, next-generation internet.

There is a glimmer of hope that internet service providers that won state grants that were funded from the Capital Project Fund can get an extension of six months to complete grant construction. The Capital Project Fund was created by the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act and provided almost $10 billion to states and territories for making broadband-related grants. The program was administered by the Department of the Treasury, which gave block grants to States. Each State then made awards through State Broadband grant programs to ISPs.

Paul Bunyan Communications has started construction on expanding its all-fiber optic network to over 600 more locations in Itasca and St. Louis County (MN) across five townships. This project includes areas south and west of the city of Cook including parts of the following townships: Alango, Carpenter, Field, Sturgeon, and an unorganized township east of Carpenter. The construction phase of the project is now underway and is expected to take up to three months.

Brightspeed announced a major milestone in its Wisconsin expansion: 30 percent of the company’s planned fiber network in the state is now complete. More than 67,000 homes and businesses already have access to Brightspeed Fiber Internet, with an additional 146,000 locations planned statewide as construction continues. As Wisconsin communities prepare for the next era of technology, fiber is becoming essential infrastructure.

Michigan's Realizing Opportunity with Broadband Infrastructure Networks (ROBIN) program supports service providers and public-private partnerships in expanding high-speed internet access to underserved areas across the state.  Construction activities are ramping up as weather becomes favorable again and subgrantees are preparing for a productive season ahead with the intention of completing ROBIN program construction in 2026.

As part of the American Rescue Plan Act, Congress allocated $350 billion to state, territorial, local, and Tribal governments across the country to support their response to and recovery from the COVID-19 public health emergency. Through the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) program, over 30,000 recipient governments across the country invested funds to address their unique needs, including broadband infrastructure.

The Oregon Broadband Office is pleased to announce the awardees of the American Rescue Plan Act Capital Projects Fund Digital Connectivity Technology Program, distributing $6.8 million in grant funding to organizations across Oregon.

C Spire announced the completion of its allocation of the Mississippi Capital Projects Fund. Through this initiative, the company provided home fiber access to more than 14,000 residences and 18,530 undeveloped lots from Amite to Lincoln to Lamar to Madison to Desoto and Hinds counties. It also positively impacted some of the most underserved communities in Mississippi. C Spire was awarded the grant from the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Capital Projects Fund.

Spectrum announced the expansion of its fiber broadband network to bring Spectrum Internet, Mobile, TV, and Voice services to nearly 700 additional homes and businesses in previously unserved or underserved areas of Cheboygan County (MI), including in the townships of Aloha, Burt, Koehler, Mullett, Munro, and Tuscarora. The expansion was funded in part by a Realizing Opportunity with Broadband Infrastructure Networks Broadband Grant, a joint effort between Spectrum and the Michigan High-Speed Internet Office to deliver high-speed internet to unserved communities. This project is supported,