NTIA Awards Nearly $50M in Final Middle-Mile Support

NTIA awarded nearly $50 million to organizations in New Hampshire, Tennessee, Virginia and Wyoming to expand middle-mile broadband infrastructure Wednesday (see 2306160038). The new funding will cover 27 counties and support the deployment of more than 500 miles of new fiber, said a news release. It's the last of the Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program, the agency said, noting awards were made to "36 organizations across 40 states and territories."