Hernando County, Florida issued a Requests for Proposals seeking a vendor to provide wireless broadband service based on WiMAX or LTE to the county. The county has a contract with Brighthouse for cable and fiber service. The deadline for submitting responses is 8 July 2011 at 5:00 pm EST. You can view and download the [...]
USDA Invites Applications for Grants to Connect Rural Communities to Broadband Service
March 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
USDA Rural Utilities Service (RUS) Administrator Jonathan Adelstein today announced that USDA is accepting applications for grants to provide broadband access in rural communities currently without broadband service. Joining him to make the announcement was Aneesh Chopra, Chief Technology Officer, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). “As President Obama has said, ‘Students [...]
USDA Rural Development Invites Applications For Rural Economic Development Funding
February 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is accepting applications for loans and grants to create jobs and spur economic development. Funding is provided through the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant (REDLG) program. “In his State of the Union address, President Obama laid out a vision for ‘winning the future,’ with a call to [...]
MCNC Opens Construction Bids for Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative
January 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
MCNC announced announced today that it has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Construction and Splicing of the fiber optic middle-mile project related to the expansion of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN) through the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI). MCNC is seeking proposals from qualified contractors to provide construction and [...]
Florida county seeking wireless turnkey provider or design/consulting firm
January 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A county in Florida is looking for a company to provide a turnkey wireless (WiMAX, 4G) solution, or for a wireless engineering design and consulting firm to give them advice on selecting a provider. At present the county has a contract for broadband service with a local provider, but the contract will expire soon. Some [...]
RFP for Wi-Fi service on Los Angeles Metro Gold Line
December 12, 2010 by 2 Comments
The Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) has just issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the design and implementation of public Wi-Fi service on the Metro Gold Line. This is an RFP to prepare an RFP. Approximately $1 million in grant money will be available to the successful bidder for implementing this pilot [...]
NTIA announces final broadband stimulus grants
September 27, 2010 by 1 Comment
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announced 56 investments totaling $190 million to support state efforts to compete in the digital economy. These are the final awards in the State Broadband Data and Development (SBDD) grant program, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. “As Congress recognized, many communities [...]
NJ Transit issues RFP for WiFi on trains
September 22, 2010 by Leave a Comment
New Jersey Transit (NJ TRANSIT) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking a provider of WiFi on trains and in railway stations. “The provision of wireless internet service would be a welcome amenity for our customers, enabling those who wish to remain connected and productive during their commute to do so continuously,” said NJ [...]
MCNC issues RFP for engineering services for North Carolina broadband project
September 12, 2010 by Leave a Comment
MCNC,an independent non-profit organization that employs advanced networking technologies and systems to continuously improve learning and collaboration throughout North Carolina’s K-20 education community, yesterday released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Engineering Design Services and Environmental Assessment relating to the Golden LEAF North Carolina Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI). Proposals will be received until Oct. 4 [...]
Austin Utilities in Minnesota issues RFP for ISP to run broadband network
July 28, 2010 by 2 Comments
Austin Utilities, a community-owed, non-profit utility (water, electric and natural gas) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking an ISP as its management partner to run the wireless broadband network in the city and offer Internet access to residents and businesses. Austin Utilities owns the fiber network which the ISP can use as backhaul. [...]
