TUPELO, Miss. - In a federal auction of financial subsidies intended to spur broadband construction in rural communities, a total of $495M was awarded for projects within the State of Mississippi, more than any state except California. The Federal Communications Commission on Dec. 7 released a list of entities awarded money through the Phase I auction of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund along with a list of project dollars by state. Entities winning money for Mississippi projects are as follows: ACT, Bay Springs Telephone Company, Comnet Wireless, Connect Everyone, NextTier Consortium, NRTC Phase I RDOF Consortium, Prospero Broadband Consortium, RDOF USA Consortium, Rural Electric Cooperative Consortium, Segnum Egere Consortium, Space Exploration Technologies Corporation and Windstream Service. The listed consortiums include a number of partnering companies and other providers, including some electric power cooperatives. (Source: Daily Journal 12/07/20) Mississippi wins big in awards of federal broadband money | State Government | djournal.com
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