This 2021 report from NTIA serves as a baseline of correct capabilities and challenges associated with tracking available data. The report outlines the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth's (OICG) mission and shares an update on OICG's work to track broadband investment impact.

A press release announcing the results of the Phase 1 auction for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. The program awarded $9.2 billion to 180 projects in 49 states and the Northern Mariana Islands. It will bring broadband to 5.2 million addresses.

This page on the FCC’s website offers information about Phase 1 of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction, which awarded more than $20 billion for broadband deployment. The site displays the timeline for build-out, weighting for performance tiers and latency, description of the eligible areas, and the application process.

A 30-minute panel discussion about how states and localities are viewing provisions in the 2009 House and Senate stimulus bills for broadband expansion.

The homepage for the Department of Agriculture’s Rural eConnectivity Program. ReConnect, as it is commonly known, awards loans and grants for broadband projects in rural areas.

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An article that reviews the NTIA’s Broadband Equity, Access & Deployment Program, which allocates $42.45 billion for last-mile broadband development. Among the topics discussed are the role of the states, the matching requirement, the challenge process, and the changes made to the FCC’s broadband mapping initiative.

This blog dissects the section of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that allocates $1 billion for middle mile infrastructure. In addition to providing an overview of the program, the piece recommends bringing the energy sector—utilities, electric cooperatives, and oil and gas companies—as partners on middle mile projects.

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