An interview with Coalition for Local Internet Choice president Jim Baller about the strategies used to navigate the myriad legal and regulatory barriers involved with broadband expansion projects. Baller discusses what localities need to know to benefit from federal funding programs, engage in public-private partnerships, and avoid costly and disruptive mistakes in the early stages.

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This conversation centers on how public-private partnerships allow municipalities to combine their resources with grant money to deploy broadband during the Covid-19 pandemic. The panelists come from the public and private sectors and discuss their approaches, lessons learned, and predictions.

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This conversation focuses on how municipalities are working with private partners to deploy broadband infrastructure in the era of Covid-19. Panelists include representatives from Google Fiber, TING, C-Spire, and Fresno, California, discussing successful broadband partnerships.

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This blog post examines emergency legislation passed in Arkansas in February 2021 to give local governments greater powers in speeding up the deployment and adoption of broadband. The author hopes that the bill, passed unanimously in both state houses, reflects a larger change to remove restrictions on local internet choice.

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A blog post about how the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act encourages entities to work together, including via public-private partnerships (P3). In particular, the act’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program gives a broad definition to the term “Subgrantee” and says that P3s cannot be excluded from funding.

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This report provides examples of successful state broadband programs, including those that address infrastructure deployment, adoption, digital equity, the homework gap, public-private partnerships, mapping, and more. Additionally, the piece includes suggested actions for Congress to engage with and support state leadership in broadband.

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This article describes the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, a federal funding opportunity introduced in June 2021. The program seeks to provide grants to expand broadband access and provide digital inclusion programs in Tribal communities. The article explains the program’s eligible applicants, projects, and costs.

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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration plans to create a program that makes grants to eligible entities for the construction, improvement, or acquisition of middle-mile broadband infrastructure. The Middle Mile Grants Program seeks to encourage the expansion of middle-mile infrastructure and to promote network resiliency.

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This press release announces a partnership between fiber provider 123NET, the Detroit Community Project, and Grace in Action Collective to bring low-cost fiber and digital literacy to a Detroit neighborhood. The collaboration is part of Project OVERCOME.

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