Please join us for the latest installment of Wiley’s Federal Infrastructure Webinar Series, in which attorneys from across the firm discuss the federal government’s ongoing, once-in-a-generation initiative to invest in...more
Providing fast, reliable broadband service in 2023 is every bit as important as providing electricity was in 1933 in rural America. Without high-quality broadband, rural areas (many of which already face economic challenges)...more
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announced how $42.45 billion in high-speed internet grant funding will be allocated across all states and territories, including the District of...more
Both houses of Congress have pending bipartisan legislation designed to relieve the federal income tax burden on entities that receive federal broadband grants....more
Key Points - This morning, the FCC released a pre-production draft of the new nationwide broadband map, which will drive allocation of $42 billion in BEAD grants next summer. Interested parties have until January 13, 2023 to...more
President Biden has released a “Rural Playbook” for how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) will invest billions in rural communities. This playbook identifies all of the programs and sources of funding set aside for...more
On Nov. 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the massive $1.2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the “Infrastructure Law”). Touted as the single largest investment in American infrastructure in...more
On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal. The $1.75 trillion infrastructure bill, which is the largest investment in...more
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has released a Request for Comment (RFC) seeking input on three broadband programs established through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which...more
Congress has passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, which President Biden signed on November 15, 2021. The Act includes approximately $65 billion in funding opportunities for the deployment of broadband...more
On October 24, 2021, the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to announce the application window for the 2022 fiscal year (FY 2022) Rural...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released its Guidance for the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (Capital Projects Fund) for States, territories, and tribal governments, as created by Section 9901 of the...more
Working within the financial targets laid out last week by House Speaker Mitzi Johnson, D-South Hero, as well as the federal guidelines, the policy committees completed their Coronavirus Relief Fund proposals this week and...more
A great opportunity has opened providing funds for telemedicine and distance learning investment in rural areas. $71 million is available with grants ranging from $50,000 to $1 million....more
On April 12, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that on December 10, 2019, it will begin the auction of millimeter wave spectrum in the 37 GHz, 39 GHz, and 47 GHz bands to promote the development of 5G...more
On April 8, the Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS) published a Notice of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) in the Federal Register for the Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program...more
FirstNet released its final Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking a Contractor to build and operate the nationwide public safety broadband network (NPSBN), as authorized by the Middle Class Tax Cut and Job Relief Act of 2012...more
The Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS) announced its 2016 application window for the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant Program, which is designed to provide access to education,...more