MRL’s Spencer Hayward Receives His Professional Engineer License
Monte R. Lee & Company is thrilled to announce that Spencer Hayward has officially earned his Professional Engineer (P.E.) license in
Palau National Communications Corporation- $34,991,340 ReConnect 3 Grant
Palau National Communications Corporation has been awarded a 100% Grant from the USDA's ReConnect Program. This Rural Development investment will be used
MRL’s Asher Flippin Receives Professional Engineer License
Monte R. Lee & Company is excited to announce that Asher Flippin has received his professional engineer (P.E.) license for the
Madison Cappabianco Receives the Spotlight in NTCA’s Bandwidth
Our own Madison Cappabianco has been featured in this month's Bandwidth. Follow the link to read the full article: https://www.ntca.org/ruraliscool/newsroom/news/member-moments-series-firsts-cappabianco
ReConnect 5 Announcement
The USDA Rural Development has announced round 5 of their ReConnect Loan and Grant Program. The ReConnect Loan and Grant Program
Panhandle Telephone Cooperative Inc.- $43,331,048 ReConnect 4 Loan/Grant Combo
This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 1,284 people,
Interior Telephone Company- $34,993,700 ReConnect 4 Grant
This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 1,601 people,
Mukluk Telephone Company Inc.- $34,989,295 ReConnect 4 Grant
This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 875 people,
Southern Plains Cable, LLC- $16,269,096 ReConnect 3 Loan/Grant Combo
This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network to connect 7,093 people, 230 businesses, six farms and 29
Kalama Telephone Company- $8,637,540 ReConnect 3 Grant
This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network to connect 4,330 people, 61 businesses and 21 farms to
Bristol Bay Telephone Cooperative- $34,885,420 ReConnect 3 Grant
This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network. This network will connect 844 people, 22 businesses and seven
Pioneer Connect- $24,952,007 ReConnect 3 Grant
This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network to connect 3,570 people, 558 farms and 72 businesses to
Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc.- $24,760,303 ReConnect 3 Grant
This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network to connect 3,975 people, 981 farms, 216 businesses and 11
MRL’s Madison Cappabianco Receives Professional Engineer License
Milestone Marks MRL’s Fifth Active P.E. Focused on Rural Networks Monte R. Lee & Company (MRL), a leading broadband network engineering company
BDC Program Data Deadline is Sept. 1
The FCC is in the process of updating its current broadband data maps with more precise information on the availability of all
NTIA Releases $44B in NOFOs for Broadband Programs
On May 13th, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issued Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) for more than $44 billion
BOLO – Email from CostQuest
All 477 filers please be on the Lookout for an email from CostQuest. Emails are being sent to all certifying officers to
Border to Border Communications – $5,203,271/$5,203,271 ReConnect Combo
Border to Border Communications, Inc. (B2B) is a certificated local exchange carrier providing slow speed broadband service within its exchange and surrounding
Oklahoma Western Telephone – $4,202,222 ReConnect Grant
Oklahoma Western Telephone Company (Oklahoma Western) is a certificated local exchange carrier providing broadband service to its nine exchanges in southeastern Oklahoma.
ACAM 2Q Performance Measures Testing Must Be Complete by June 30
This is a reminder email that carriers participating in the Original and Revised Alternative Connect America Cost Model (ACAM), Rural Broadband Experiments
Pioneer Telephone Cooperative – $3M Community Connect Grant
Pioneer Connect is proposing to deliver fiber to the home for 48 residential locations in the PFSA. Based on the average household
Medicine Park Telephone – $2,204,445 Community Connect Grant
Medicine Park Telephone Company proposes to serve the rural areas of Empire, OK with the Community Connect Grant. Broadband services, up to
Oklahoma Western Telephone – $1,795,159 Community Connect Grant
Oklahoma Western Telephone Company proposes to service the town and rural areas of Summerfield, OK with the Community Connect Grant. Broadband services,
Interior Telephone Company – $2,621,725 Community Connect Grant
Interior Telephone Company will deploy 25Mbps/3Mbps broadband capability in the native village of Port Lions. The community will be connected via terrestrial
Byte Networking – $1,357,868 Community Connect Grant
The overall objective of the project is to upgrade the backhaul, middle and last mile facilities to provide broadband speeds to the remote