Rural Internet Archives

Alabama opens $1.4B BEAD grant applications to expand high-speed broadband in unserved and underserved areas statewide in 2025

New York secures $50 million in federal funds, now totaling nearly $300 million for expanding rural broadband internet access

Rhode Island launches $108.7M BEAD Program to expand high-speed internet access across 30+ communities, closing the digital divide

Oregon Broadband Office awards $24M to expand high-speed internet to 2,360 rural locations in final ARPA funding round.

New Mexico's OBAE received 66 applications competing for $675M in BEAD funding to expand rural broadband access across 31 counties.

Frontier Communications, DMCI, and Surf Internet—applying for funding from the $245 million Michigan BEAD program

TLS encrypts data between servers, browsers, and applications, ensuring secure internet communications through a cryptographic protocol

California opens the $2B BEAD Subgrantee Selection Process, inviting ISPs to apply from March 25 to April 23, 2025, for broadband expansion

Arizonas deadline for round 1 of the $993 BEAD funding program has been extended to March 7, 2025, allowing more time for submissions.

Vermont’s BEAD program completes the preliminary round, with nine ISPs competing for $229 million to expand statewide broadband access