ReConnect Program FY 2020 Funding Opportunity Announcement Awardees

Applicant: Orangeburg County

Location: South Carolina

Total square miles: 120.65

Funded Service Area Households: 3,911

Award amount: $9,750,000

This Rural Development investment will provide Orangeburg County with the opportunity to use $9,750,00 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to build state-of-the-art, Fiber to the Premises (FTTP) architecture in rural areas of South Carolina. The funded service areas include 3,911 households, 9 critical community facilities, 13 educational facilities, and one health care center spread over 120.65 square miles. The project will allow individuals living in the funded service area access improved services and opportunities.

Applicant: Oklahoma Western Telephone Company

Location: Oklahoma

Total square miles: 115.91

Funded Service Area Households: 321

Award amount: $4,202,222

This Rural Development investment will provide Oklahoma Western Telephone Company with the opportunity to use $4,202,222 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to provide Fiber-to-the-Premises (FFTP) broadband service to customers in rural Oklahoma. The funded service areas include 321 households and 3 critical community facility spread over 115.91 square miles. This program includes 61 miles of aerial and buried fiber with GPON FTTP electronics. Receiving this grant funding will allow Oklahoma Western to service a much-needed part of the state with high speed broadband service.

Applicant: Star Telephone Membership Corporation

Location: North Carolina

Total square miles: 491.29

Funded Service Area Households: 8,561

Award amount: $23,476,478

This Rural Development investment will provide Star Telephone Membership Corporation with the opportunity to use $23,476,478 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to build a gigabit-capable passive optical network (GPON) which will be 100% buried fiber-to-the-home network. The funded service areas include 8,561 households, 10 educational facilities, and 3 critical community facilities spread over 491.29 square miles.

Applicant: Heartland Telecommunications Company of Iowa

Location: Iowa, South Dakota

Total square miles: 278.59

Funded Service Area Households: 868

Award amount: $7,210,117

This Rural Development investment will provide Heartland Telecommunications of Iowa with the opportunity to use $7,210,117 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to build state-of-the-art fiber optic cable infrastructure in rural Iowa and South Dakota. The funded service areas include 868 households spread over 278.59 square miles. The project will help facilitate new educational and economic opportunities for local residents and it will help improve the overall quality of life for people in the community.

Applicant: Seneca Telecommunications, LLC

Location: New York

Total square miles: 52.42

Funded Service Area Households: 1,006

Award amount: $4,325,452

This Rural Development investment will provide Seneca Telecommunications, LLC with the opportunity to use $4,325,452 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) broadband network throughout the Seneca Nation’s Cattaraugus Territory. The funded service areas include 1,006 households, three educational facilities, one health care center, and one critical community facility spread over 52.42 square miles. The Seneca project will assist the youth with completing their required daily homework, advance the health care at the local medical facilities, provide businesses and farms with technology that will allow them to operate more efficiently, and assist with future economic development on the territory.

Applicant: Beehive Telephone Company, Inc.

Location: Utah

Total square miles: 41.45

Funded Service Area Households: 141

Award amount: $2,401, 406

This Rural Development investment will provide Beehive Telephone Company, Inc. with the opportunity to use $2,401,406 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) network capable of transmitting data at one gigabit per second. The funded service areas include 141 households, one educational facility, and one critical community facility spread over 41.45 square miles.

Applicant: Emery Telecommunications & Video, Inc.

Location: Utah, Colorado

Total square miles: 4.48

Funded Service Area Households: 528

Award amount: $2,735,224

This Rural Development investment will provide Emery Telecommunications & Video, Inc with $2,735,224 in ReConnect Program grant funding to build broadband networks in North and South Monticello Utah, Dove Creek Colorado, and U.S.491 Corridor. The funded area includes 528 households, 8 educational facilities, and two critical community facilities spread over 4.48 square miles.

Applicant: All West / Wyoming, Inc.

Location: Wyoming

Total square miles: 75.46

Funded Service Area Households: 312

Award amount: $4,795,809

This Rural Development investment will provide All West / Wyoming, Inc. with the opportunity to use $4,795,809 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) broadband network capable of transmitting data at up to one gigabit per second (Gbps) in rural Wyoming. The funded service areas include 312 households, four educational facilities, and one critical community facility spread over 75.46 square miles.

Applicant: Cordova Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Location: Alaska

Total square miles: 127.72

Funded Service Area Households: 270

Award amount: $18,888,668

This Rural Development investment will provide Cordova Telephone Cooperative, Inc. with $18,888,668 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to build the fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) infrastructure necessary to deliver highspeed broadband services to all businesses and residents in the city of Yakutat in southeast Alaska. The funded service area includes 270 households, three critical community facilities and two educational facilities spread over 127.72 square miles.

Applicant: Valley Telecommunications Cooperative Association, Inc.

Location: South Dakota

Total square miles: 514.33

Funded Service Area Households: 1,754

Award amount: $9,591,131

This Rural Development investment will provide Valley Telecommunications Cooperative Association, Inc. with the opportunity to use $9,591,131 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to build state of the art Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) services for currently underserved rural communities in Arlington, De Smet, Flandreau, Lake Preston, and Volga in South Dakota. The funded service areas include 1,754 households and one critical community facility spread over 514.33 square miles.

Applicant: Oregon Telephone Corporation, Inc.

Location: Oregon

Total square miles: 122.85

Funded Service Area Households: 418

Award amount: $5,989,010

This Rural Development investment will provide Oregon Telephone Corporation, Inc. with the opportunity to use $5,989,010 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) network to residents and businesses in some of the most remote areas of the continental United States. The funded service areas include 418 households, three educational facilities, and two critical community facilities spread over 122.85 square miles.

Applicant: Consolidated Telephone Company

Location: Minnesota

Total square miles: 50.62

Funded Service Area Households: 667

Award amount: $5,229,506

This Rural Development investment will provide Consolidated Telephone Company (CTC) with the opportunity to use $5,229,506 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) network in rural Minnesota. The funded service area includes 667 households, two educational facilities, and two critical community facilities spread over 50.62 square miles.

Applicant: Osage Municipal Utilities

Location: Iowa

Total square miles: 10.77

Funded Service Area Households: 151

Award amount: $397,749

This Rural Development investment will provide Osage Municipal Utilities with the opportunity to use $397,749 in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy Fiber-to-the-Premise and Hybrid-Fiber-Coax infrastructure to serve farms, residents, and businesses located in rural areas of Mitchell County, Iowa. The funded service area includes 151 households spared over 10.77 square miles.

Applicant: Eastern Nebraska Telephone Company

Location: Nebraska

Total square miles: 212.12

Funded Service Area Households: 489

Award amount: $5,734,822

This Rural Development investment will provide Eastern Nebraska Telephone Company with the opportunity to use ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) network to service rural areas of Pierce County, Wayne County and Madison County in Nebraska. The FTTP equipment will extend service to every household and business in the funded area, which includes 489 households spread over 212.12 square miles.

Applicant: Harrison Rural Electrification Association, Inc.

Location: West Virginia

Total square miles: 212.59

Funded Service Area Households: 6,320

Award amount: $18,749,940

This Rural Development investment will provide Harrison Rural Electrification Association, Inc. with the opportunity to use $18,749,940 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) broadband network in rural areas of West Virginia. The funded service areas include 6,320 households, five educational facilities and one critical community facility spread over 212.59 square miles.

Applicant: Mountain View Telephone Company

Location: Arkansas

Total square miles: 64.70

Funded Service Area Households: 702

Award amount: $3,750,000

This Rural Development investment will provide Mountain View Telephone Company with the opportunity to use $3,750,000 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a fiber broadband network project with approximately 97 miles of fiber, including drops at customer locations, inside wire and a Calix Giga center for each customer. The funded service areas include 702 households spread over 64.70 square miles.

Applicant: Green Hills Telephone Corporation

Location: Missouri

Total square miles: 25.08

Funded Service Area Households: 546

Award amount: $2,575,327

This Rural Development investment will provide Green Hills Telephone Corporation with the opportunity to use $2,575,327 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) network in rural areas of Missouri. The funded service areas include 546 households, two educational facilities, and one critical community facility spread over 25.08 square miles.

Applicant: Mason County Public Utility District No. 3

Location: Washington

Total square miles: 1.47

Funded Service Area Households: 163

Award amount: $2,476,279

This Rural Development investment will provide Mason County Public Utility District No. 3 with the opportunity to use $2,476,279 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to provide necessary broadband services to the Three Fingers community in Grapeview, Washington. The funded service area includes 163 households spread over 1.47 square miles.

Applicant: Ballard Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc

Location: Kentucky

Total square miles: 12.86

Funded Service Area Households: 578

Award amount: $2,409,351

This Rural Development investment will provide Ballard Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc. with the opportunity to use $2,409,351 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) network in rural areas of Kentucky. The funded service areas include 578 households and one critical community facility spread over 12.86 square miles.

Applicant: Duo County Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc.

Location: Kentucky

Total square miles: 28.93

Funded Service Area Households: 3,648

Award amount: $18,676,528

This Rural Development investment will provide Duo County Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc. with the opportunity to use $18,676,528 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a Fiber -to-the-Premise (FTTP) broadband network to allow customers, business, and farmers in these rural and remote areas of Kentucky to have world-class broadband service. The funded service areas include 3,648 households spread over 28.93 square miles.

Applicant: Thacker-Grigsby Telephone Co., Inc.

Location: Kentucky

Total square miles: 68.38

Funded Service Area Households: 637

Award amount: $2,308,257

This Rural Development investment will provide Thacker-Grigsby Telephone Co., Inc. with the opportunity to use $2,308,257 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a fiber broadband network to unserved areas and create the potential for increased business growth, public safety services and quality of life for the residents in these rural portions of Breathitt County in Eastern Kentucky that lack adequate service availability. The funded service areas include 637 households spread over 68.38 square miles.

Applicant: Wecom Inc.

Location: Arizona

Total square miles: 36.24

Funded Service Area Households: 1,492

Award amount: $1,666,438

This Rural Development investment will provide Wecom Inc with the opportunity to use $1,666,438 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to construct a hybrid Fiber-to-the-Premises and Fiber-to-the-Node fixed wireless system throughout the Peach Springs, Arizona Hualapai Nation service area. The funded service areas include 1,492 households, six educational facilities, one health care center, and three critical community facilities spread over 36.24 square miles.

Applicant: Monhegan Plantation

Location: Maine

Total square miles: 0.84

Funded Service Area Households: 40

Award amount: $626,298

This Rural Development investment will provide Monhegan Plantation with the opportunity to use $626,298 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) network to underserved households on Monhegan Island in the state of Maine. The project is expected to transmit over a Gigabyte (1000Mbps) of bulk Internet to the island. The funded service area includes 40 households, one educational facility, and one critical community facility spread over 0.84 square miles.

Applicant: Town of Roque Bluffs

Location: Maine

Total square miles: 9.51

Funded Service Area Households: 166

Award amount: $893,170

This Rural Development investment will provide Town of Roque Bluffs with the opportunity to use $893,170 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) network that will provide broadband access at speeds ranging from 25 megabits per second (Mbps) to 1000 Mbps. The funded service areas include 166 households spread over 9.51 square miles.

Applicant: Yates County

Location: New York

Total square miles: 76.99

Funded Service Area Households: 2,877

Award amount: $10,324,875

This Rural Development investment will provide Yates County with the opportunity to use $10,324,875 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband network. The funded service areas include 2,877 households and two educational facilities spread over 76.99 square miles.

Applicant: Pine Cellular Phones, Inc.

Location: Oklahoma

Total square miles: 34.05

Funded Service Area Households: 505

Award amount: $7,707,431

This Rural Development investment will provide Pine Cellular Phones, Inc. with the opportunity to use $7,707,431 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a fiber broadband network in rural Oklahoma. The funded service areas include 505 households and two critical community facilities spread over 34.05 square miles.

Applicant: Pine Telephone Company, Inc.

Location: Oklahoma

Total square miles: 15.41

Funded Service Area Households: 517

Award amount: $5,625,187

This Rural Development investment will provide Pine Telephone Company Inc. with the opportunity to use $5,625,187 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) network capable of offering broadband speeds of up to 1Gbps. The proposed project will provide broadband services within a portion of the Choctaw Nation in southeastern Oklahoma in McCurtain County. The funded service areas include 517 households and two critical community facilities spread over 15.41 square miles.

Applicant: Ellijay Telephone Company

Location: Georgia

Total square miles: 7.71

Funded Service Area Households: 2,159

Award amount: $4,411,079

This Rural Development investment will provide Ellijay Telephone Company with the opportunity to use $4,411,079 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a broadband network to service areas with up to 1 Gbps synchronous broadband service via a fiber-to-the-home deployment. The total deployment would be about 90 miles of new optical fiber transport facilities. The funded service areas include 2,159 households, one educational facility, and two critical community facilities spread over 7.71 square miles.

Applicant: Ben Lomand Holdings, Inc.

Location: Tennessee

Total square miles: 65.21

Funded Service Area Households: 222

Award amount: $2,240,407

This Rural Development investment will provide Ben Lomand Holdings, Inc. with the opportunity to use ReConnect Program grant funding to build a new state of the art Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) facility to provide high-speed broadband in an isolated, mountainous service area located in Cumberland County in Tennessee. The funded service areas include 222 households spread over 65.21 square miles.

Applicant: North Central Communications Inc.

Location: Tennessee

Total square miles: 14.44

Funded Service Area Households: 164

Award amount: $1,437,290

This Rural Development investment will provide North Central Communications, Inc. with the opportunity to use ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) network to provide broadband service to residents and businesses in Smith County in rural Tennessee. The funded service areas include 164 households spread over 14.44 square miles.

Applicant: Hamilton County Telephone Cooperative Corporation Inc.

Location: Illinois

Total square miles: 49.45

Funded Service Area Households: 603

Award amount: $3,431,236

This Rural Development investment will provide Hamilton County Telephone Cooperative Corporation with the opportunity to use $3,431,236 received in ReConnect program grant funding to deploy a Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) network in rural areas of Illinois. The funded service areas include 603 households spread over 49.45 square miles.

Applicant: The Darien Telephone Company, Inc.

Location: Georgia

Total square miles: 6.93

Funded Service Area Households: 257

Award amount: $1,086,649

This Rural Development investment will provide The Darien Telephone Company with the opportunity to use $1,086,649 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to expand high-speed internet service to underserved households and businesses in McIntosh County, using Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) technology. The project’s service areas include 257 households and one critical community facility spread over 6.93 square miles.

Applicant: Southern Montana Telephone Company

Location: Montana

Total square miles: 845.25

Funded Service Area Households: 109

Award amount: $3,358,434

This Rural Development investment will provide Southern Montana Telephone Company with the opportunity to use $3,358,434 in ReConnect Program grant funding to build 100 Mbps symmetrical broadband service to the town of Jackson, Montana and the town and surrounding area of Grant, Montana. The funded areas include 109 households and one critical community facility spread over 845.25 square miles.

Applicant: TruVista Communications Inc.

Location: South Carolina

Total square miles: 55.33

Funded Service Area Households: 6,251

Award amount: $9,106,715

This Rural Development investment will provide TruVista Communications Inc. with the opportunity to use $9,106,715 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to provide robust broadband infrastructure to unserved and underserved areas of Kershaw County to assist with economic development, agricultural advances, educational programs and tele-medicine opportunities. The funded service areas include 6,251 households, one health care center, three educational facilities, and four critical community facilities spread over 55.33 square miles.

Applicant: Beehive Telephone Company, Inc. – Nevada

Location: Nevada

Total square miles: 130.44

Funded Service Area Households: 273

Award amount: $2,266,537

This Rural Development investment will provide Beehive Telephone Company, Inc. with the opportunity to use $2,266,537 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a Fiber-to-the-Premises Fixed Wireless - Unlicensed network in rural Nevada. The funded service areas include 273 households and one critical community facility spread over 130.44 square miles.

Applicant: Peoples Telephone Cooperative Inc.

Location: Texas

Total square miles: 19.97

Funded Service Area Households: 914

Award amount: $3,024,604

This Rural Development investment will provide Peoples Telephone Cooperative, Inc. with the opportunity to use $3,024,604 received in ReConnect Program Grant funding to deploy a fiber broadband network in rural areas of Texas. The funded service areas include 914 households and two critical community facilities spread over 19.97 square miles.

Applicant: E.N.M.R. Telephone Cooperative

Location: New Mexico

Total square miles: 2,873.05

Funded Service Area Households: 803

Award amount: $19,231,542

This Rural Development investment will provide E.N.M.R. Telephone Cooperative with the opportunity to use $19,231,542 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to build a fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) solution that will meet both the immediate and future bandwidth requirements of farms, businesses, and critical community facilities in rural areas on New Mexico. The funded area includes 803 households and three critical community facilities spread over 2,873.05 square miles.

Applicant: Penasco Valley Telephone Cooperative Inc.

Location: New Mexico

Total square miles: 255.81

Funded Service Area Households: 659

Award amount: $3,162,975

This Rural Development investment will provide Penasco Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc. with the opportunity to use $3,162,975 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a fiber broadband network to serve rural New Mexico. The funded service areas include 659 households spread over 255.81 square miles.

Applicant: Pueblo of Acoma

Location: New Mexico

Total square miles: 14.35

Funded Service Area Households: 771

Award amount: $942,955

This Rural Development investment will provide Pueblo of Acoma with the opportunity to use $942,955 in Reconnect Program grant funding to provide Fixed Wireless broadband service to its community, where 100 percent of premises are without sufficient access to broadband service. The ReConnect Program will support Pueblo of Acoma in providing robust broadband in the funded area, which will fuel long-term rural economic development and opportunities in this area. The funded service area includes 771 households, two educational facilities, two critical community facilities, and two healthcare centers spread over 14.35 square miles.

Applicant: Cross Cable Television, L.L.C.

Location: Oklahoma

Total square miles: 31.65

Funded Service Area Households: 111

Award amount: $2,244,574

This Rural Development investment will provide Cross Cable Television, L.L.C. with the opportunity to use $2,244,574 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy FTTP broadband service to McIntosh and Leflore counties in rural Oklahoma. The funded service areas include 111 households spread over 31.65 square miles.

Applicant: South Dakota Network, LLC (dba SDN Communications)

Location: South Dakota

Total square miles: 6.77

Funded Service Area Households: 129

Award amount: $3,271,579

This Rural Development investment will provide South Dakota Network, LLC (dba SDN Communications) with the opportunity to use $3,271,579 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a fiber broadband network in rural areas of South Dakota. The funded service areas include 129 households and three critical community facilities spread over 6.77 square miles.

Applicant: Grand River Mutual Telephone Corporation

Location: Missouri, Iowa

Total square miles: 782.74

Funded Service Area Households: 2,288

Award amount: $20,801,007*

This Rural Development investment will provide Grand River Mutual Telephone Corporation with the opportunity to use $20,801,007 received in ReConnect Program funding to deploy a fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) broadband network capable of simultaneous transmission rates of 100 megabits per second (Mbps) in rural Missouri and Iowa. The funded service areas include 2,288 households, two educational facilities, four health care centers, and two critical community facilities spread over 782.74 square miles.

* The total project cost is $41,602,014. Grand River Mutual Telephone Corporation substituted the 50% loan amount with matching funds of $20,801.007.

Applicant: Wabash Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Location: Illinois

Total square miles: 102.62

Funded Service Area Households: 1,684

Award amount: $12,780,484

This Rural Development investment will provide Wabash Telephone Cooperative, Inc. with the opportunity to use $6,390,242 received in ReConnect Program grant funding and $6,390,242 received in ReConnect Program loan funding to deploy a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in portions Jefferson and Wayne counties located in rural southeastern Illinois. The funded service areas include 1,684 households, one health care facility, nine educational facilities, and two critical community facilities spread over 102.62 square miles.

Applicant: Wave Wireless, LLC

Location: Kansas

Total square miles: 217.51

Funded Service Area Households: 1,390

Award amount: $5,271,852

This Rural Development investment will provide Wave Wireless L.L.C. with the opportunity to use $2,635,926 received in ReConnect Program grant funding and $2,635,926 received in ReConnect Program loan funding to build fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) in rural Labette County, Kansas. The funded service areas include 1,390 households, three educational facilities, and three critical community facilities spread over 217.51 square miles.

Applicant: Tombigbee Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Location: Alabama

Total square miles: 846.88

Funded Service Area Households: 2,152

Award amount: $29,495,232

This Rural Development investment will provide Tombigbee Electric Cooperative, Inc. with the opportunity to use $14,747,616 received in ReConnect Program grant funding and $14,747,616 received in ReConnect Program loan funding to develop an All-Dielectric Self-Supporting (ADSS) network in underserved areas of Marion, Lamar, Fayette, Franklin, Winston, and Walker counties in Alabama. The funded service areas include 2,152 households, five educational facilities, one health care center, and 10 critical community facilities spread over 846.88 square miles.

Applicant: Millry Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc.

Location: Alabama

Total square miles: 637.59

Funded Service Area Households: 3,797

Award amount: $28,195,688

This Rural Development investment will provide Millry Telephone Company, Inc. with the opportunity to use $14,097,834 received in ReConnect Program grant funding and $14,097,834 received in ReConnect Program loan funding to deploy a fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) network for residents of Choctaw and Washington counties, in Alabama. The funded service areas include 3,797 households, 11 educational facilities, two health care centers, and four critical community facilities spread over 637.59 square miles.

Applicant: National Telephone of Alabama, Inc.

Location: Alabama

Total square miles: 116.86

Funded Service Area Households: 378

Award amount: $2,672,910

This Rural Development investment will provide National Telephone of Alabama, Inc. with the opportunity to use $1,336,455 received in ReConnect Program grant funding and $1,336,455 received in ReConnect Program loan funding to bring a fiber-to-the-premise network in Colbert County, Alabama. The funded service areas include 378 households spread over 116.86 square miles.

Applicant: Home Telephone Company, Inc.

Location: South Carolina

Total square miles: 153.43

Funded Service Area Households: 3,780

Award amount: $8,184,531*

This Rural Development investment will provide Home Telephone Company, Inc. with the opportunity to use $8,184,531 received in ReConnect Program funding to extend broadband services to rural areas of the Charleston County and Berkeley County in South Carolina. Home Telephone Company will use matching funds of $8,184,531 to complete the project. The funded service areas include 3,780 households, 19 educational facilities, and eight critical community facilities spread out over 153.43 square miles.

** The total project cost is $16,369,063. Home Telephone Company substituted the 50% loan amount with matching funds of $8,184,531.

Applicant: Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation

Location: North Carolina

Total square miles: 105.78

Funded Service Area Households: 4,057

Award amount: $7,934,762*

This Rural Development investment will provide Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation with the opportunity to use $7,934,762 received in ReConnect Program funding to build fiber optic broadband in unserved and underserved rural areas of Columbus County, North Carolina. Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation will provide matching funds of $7,934,762 to complete the project. The service areas include 4,057 households, 15 educational facilities, three health care centers, and 10 critical community facilities spread over 105.78 square miles.

** The total project cost is $15,869,524. Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation substituted the 50% loan amount with matching funds of $7,934,762.

Applicant: Farmers Mutual Telephone Company of Stanton, Iowa

Location: Iowa

Total square miles: 121.57

Funded Service Area Households: 477

Award amount: $6,418,844

This Rural Development investment will provide Farmers Mutual Telephone Company of Stanton, Iowa with the opportunity to use $3,209,422 received in ReConnect Program grant funding and $3,209,422 received in ReConnect Program loan funding to expand service to underserved rural areas in Red Oak, Iowa. The funded service area includes 477 households spread over 121.57 square miles.

Applicant: Ohio Valley Industrial and Business Development Corporation

Location: West Virginia

Total square miles: 28.35

Funded Service Area Households: 1,909

Award amount: $2,094,500*

This Rural Development investment will provide Ohio Valley Industrial and Business Development Corporation to use $2,094,500 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to construct a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network utilizing gigabit passive optical network (GPON) technologies in rural West Virginia. Ohio Valley Industrial Business Development will provide matching funds of $2,094,500 to complete the project. The funded service areas include 1,909 households, five educational facilities, one health care center, and nine critical community facilities spread over 28.35 square miles.

* The total project cost is $4,189,000. Ohio Valley Industrial and Business Development Corporation substituted the 50% loan amount with matching funds of $2,094,500.

Applicant: Tyler County Development Authority, Inc.

Location: West Virginia

Total square miles: 15.56

Funded Service Area Households: 1,366

Award amount: $3,516,000

This Rural Development investment will provide Tyler County Development Authority, Inc. with the opportunity to use $1,758,000 received in ReConnect Program grant funding and $1,758,000 received in ReConnect Program loan funding to provide broadband service to underserved households, farms and businesses in Tyler County, West Virginia. The funded service area includes 1,366 households, three educational facilities, one health care center, and five critical community facilities spread over 15.56 square miles.

Applicant: Daktel Communications, LLC

Location: North Dakota

Total square miles: 164.70

Funded Service Area Households: 406

Award amount: $1,809,290*

This Rural Development investment will provide Daktel Communications, LLC with the opportunity to use $1,809,290 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to construct fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network infrastructure north of Jamestown, North Dakota. The funded service areas include 406 households and three educational facilities spread over 164.70 square miles. The use and development of broadband in this area will provide various home-based business opportunities, stimulate economic growth, and stimulate innovation and investment in the area. In addition, education, health care, energy efficiency, and public safety will improve with high-speed Internet access. Daktel Communications will offer broadband services at 1 gigabit per second symmetrical to locations that were previously unserved in the area.

* The total project cost is $3,668,580. Daktel Communications, LLC substituted the 50% loan amount with matching funds of $1,809,290.

Applicant: Polar Communications Mutual Aid Corp.

Location: North Dakota

Total square miles: 836.67

Funded Service Area Households: 2,237

Award amount: $21,248,334

This Rural Development investment will provide Polar Communications Mutual Aid Corp. with the opportunity to use $10,624,167 received in ReConnect Program grant funding and $10,624,167 received in ReConnect Program loan funding to deploy a Home Run, Active Ethernet fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) model to areas in rural North Dakota. The funded service areas include 2,237 households, six educational facilities, one health care center, and one critical community facility spread over 836.67 square miles.

Applicant: Harmony Telephone Company

Location: Minnesota, Iowa

Total square miles: 75.54

Funded Service Area Households: 577

Award amount: $5,424,004

This Rural Development investment will provide Harmony Telephone Company with the opportunity to use $2,712,002 received in ReConnect Program loan funding and $2,712,002 in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) network in rural areas in Minnesota and Iowa. The proposed project will result in Harmony Telephone Company deploying a Home Run, Passive Optical Network FTTP model to the funded service area. The funded service area includes 577 households, one health care center, and one critical community facility spread over 75.54 square miles.

Applicant: Yelcot Telephone Company

Location: Arkansas

Total square miles: 15.73

Funded Service Area Households: 548

Award amount: $3,455,910

This Rural Development investment will provide Yelcot Telephone Company with the opportunity to use $1,727,955 received in ReConnect Program loan funding and $1,727,955 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a fiber to the home project with approximately 61 miles of fiber. The funded service areas include 548 households spread over 15.73 square miles.

Applicant: Gascosage Electric Cooperative

Location: Missouri

Total square miles: 99.10

Funded Service Area Households: 1,177

Award amount: $13,999,268

This Rural Development investment will provide Gascosage Electric Cooperative with the opportunity to use $6,999,634 received in ReConnect Program loan funding and $6,999,634 in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in rural areas in Missouri. The funded service areas include 1,177 households and two critical community facilities spread over 99.10 square miles.

Applicant: Marshall Municipal Utilities

Location: Missouri

Total square miles: 47.04

Funded Service Area Households: 763

Award amount: $1,150,000

This Rural Development investment will provide Marshall Municipal Utilities with the opportunity to use $575,000 received in ReConnect Program loan funding and $575,000 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) network in rural Missouri. The funded service areas include 763 households, one educational facility, and one healthcare facility spread over 47.04 square miles.

Applicant: Total Highspeed LLC

Location: Missouri

Total square miles: 284.68

Funded Service Area Households: 8,683

Award amount: $40,261,318

This Rural Development investment will provide Total Highspeed LLC with the opportunity to use $20,130,659 received in ReConnect Program grant funding and $20,130,659 received in ReConnect Program loan funding to build a Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) network to improve broadband services to families and businesses in the rural areas which are located mainly in Greene County in the State of Missouri. The funded service areas include 8,683 households, 12 educational facilities, 1 health care center, and 8 critical community facilities spread over 284.68 square miles.

Applicant: Star Telephone Company, Inc

Location: Louisiana

Total square miles: 100.26

Funded Service Area Households: 2,609

Award amount: $15,525,694

This Rural Development investment will provide Star Telephone Company, Inc. with the opportunity to use $7,762,847 received in ReConnect Program loan funding and $7,762,847 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a fiber broadband network. The funded service areas include 2,609 households, 13 educational facilities, 2 healthcare centers, and 8 critical community facilities spread over 100.26 square miles.

Applicant: Town of Arrowsic

Location: Maine

Total square miles: 8.49

Funded Service Area Households: 237

Award amount: $1,208,508

This Rural Development investment will provide the Town of Arrowsic with the opportunity to use $604,254 received in ReConnect Program loan funding and $604,254 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deliver Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) network capable of supplying synchronous speeds of 100 Megabits (Mbps) to Arrowsic Island in the state of Maine. The funded service areas include 237 households spread over 8.49 square miles.

Applicant: Peoples Telephone Company, dba TEC

Location: Tennessee

Total square miles: 24.58

Funded Service Area Households: 642

Award amount: $2,048,568

This Rural Development investment will provide Peoples Telephone Company, dba TEC with the opportunity to use $1,024,284 received in ReConnect program grant funding and $1,024,284 received in ReConnect program loan funding to deploy a fiber broadband network in some of the most rural areas in Tennessee, in the Houston, Montgomery, Henry and Stewart counties. The funded service areas include 642 households spread over 24.58 square miles.

Applicant: United Communications Inc.

Location: Tennessee

Total square miles: 31.52

Funded Service Area Households: 2,716

Award amount: $3,287,500*

This Rural Development investment will provide United Communications, Inc. with the opportunity to use $3,287,500 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a fiber broadband network in rural Tennessee. The funded service areas include 2,716 households and one critical community facility spread over 31.52 square miles.

*The total project cost is $6,575,000. United Communications substituted the 50% loan amount with matching funds of $3,287,500.

Applicant: UBTA-UBET Communications Inc., dba STRATA Networks

Location: Utah

Total square miles: 248.41

Funded Service Area Households: 3,118

Award amount: $23,778,320*

This Rural Development investment will provide UBTA-UBET Communications Inc. with the opportunity to use $11,886,660 received in ReConnect Program loan funding and $11,891,660 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a fiber broadband network that will be capable of providing a minimum of 100 Mbps symmetrical. The funded service areas include 3,118 households spread over 248.41 square miles.

* The total project cost is $23,783,321. UBTA-UBET Communications Inc. substituted $5,000 of the 50% loan amount with matching funds.

Applicant: Pembroke Telephone Company, Inc.

Location: Georgia

Total square miles: 53.05

Funded Service Area Households: 964

Award amount: $4,072,500

This Rural Development investment will provide Pembroke Telephone Company with the opportunity to use $2,036,250 received in ReConnect Program grant funding and $2,036,250 received in ReConnect Program loan funding to build a Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to provide high-speed internet to residents, businesses and farms in Evans County. The project’s service area includes 964 households spread over 53.05 square miles.

Applicant: Border to Border Communications

Location: Texas

Total square miles: 742.06

Funded Service Area Households: 5,153

Award amount: $10,406,542

This Rural Development investment will provide Border to Border Communications with the opportunity to use $5,203,271 received in ReConnect Program loan funding and $5,203,271 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) network in rural Texas. The funded service areas include 5,153 households, 15 educational facilities, and 10 critical community facilities spread over 742.06 square miles.

Applicant: Central Virginia Electric Cooperative

Location: Virginia

Total square miles: 439.99

Funded Service Area Households: 17,023

Award amount: $28,000,000

This Rural Development investment will provide Central Virginia Electric Cooperative with the opportunity to use $14,000,000 received in ReConnect Program grant funding and $14,000,000 received in ReConnect Program loan funding to bring a fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network infrastructure capable to deliver world class gigabit speed broadband Internet service to rural central Virginia. The funded service areas include 17,023 households, six health care centers, 15 educational facilities, and 15 critical community facilities spread over 439.99 square miles.

Applicant: KanOkla Shidler, LLC

Location: Oklahoma

Total square miles: 353.72

Funded Service Area Households: 867

Award amount: $30,085,560

This Rural Development investment will provide KanOkla Shidler, LLC with the opportunity to use $15,042,780 received in ReConnect Program grant funding and $15,042,780 received in ReConnect Program loan funding to provide a Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) network with an Optical Network Terminal (ONT) at the premise connecting the rural communities of Shidler, Wynona, Foraker, Webb City, and Grainola to high speed Internet. The funded service areas include seven educational facilities, 17 critical community facilities, and 867 households spread over 353.72 square miles.

Applicant: Barry County Services Company

Location: Michigan

Total square miles: 68.57

Funded Service Area Households: 4,305

Award amount: $11,880,198

This Rural Development investment will provide Barry County Services Company with the opportunity to use $5,940,099 received in ReConnect Program grant funding and $5,940,099 received in ReConnect Program loan funding to expand the availability of affordable, fiber-based broadband services to rural Michigan. The funded service areas include 4,305 households, one health care center, three educational facilities, and three critical community facilities spread over 68.57 square miles.

Applicant: Southwest Michigan Communications, Inc.

Location: Michigan

Total square miles: 54.76

Funded Service Area Households: 2,864

Award amount: $10,720,272

This Rural Development investment will provide Southwest Michigan Communications, Inc. with the opportunity to use $5,360,136 received in ReConnect Program grant funding and $5,360,136 received in ReConnect Program loan funding to deploy a Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) broadband service to Van Buren and Allegan counties in Michigan. The funded areas include 2,864 households spread over 54.76 square miles.

Applicant: Breda Telephone Corp.

Location: Iowa

Total square miles: 19.17

Funded Service Area Households: 52

Award amount: $523,749*

This Rural Development investment will provide Breda Telephone Corp. with the opportunity to use $523,749 received in ReConnect Program grant funding to deploy a FTTH network in rural Iowa. The funded service areas include 52 households spread over 19.17 square miles.

* The total project cost is $1,047,498. Breda Telephone Corp. substituted the 50% loan amount with matching funds of $523,749.

Applicant: Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative

Location: Virginia

Total square miles: 101.72

Funded Service Area Households: 1,254

Award amount: $3,793,234

This Rural Development investment will provide Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative with the opportunity to use $3,793,234 received in ReConnect Program loan funding to deploy a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband network capable of simultaneous transmission rates of 100 megabits per second (Mbps) or greater. The funded service area includes 1,254 households, 4 educational facilities, and 2 critical community facilities spread over 101.72 square miles.

Applicant: Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc.

Location: Alabama

Total square miles: 23.06

Funded Service Area Households: 1,676

Award amount: $1,999,439

This Rural Development investment will provide Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc. with the opportunity to use $1,999,439 received in ReConnect Program loan funding to deploy a fiber-to-the-premise (FTTH) network In Jackson and DeKalb counties in Alabama. The funded service areas include 1,676 households and one educational facility spread over 23.06 square miles.

Applicant: Mid-States Services, LLC

Location: Missouri

Total square miles: 84.42

Funded Service Area Households: 566

Award amount: $3,000,000

This Rural Development investment will provide Mid-States Services, LLC with the opportunity to use $3,000,000 received in ReConnect Program loan funding to provide unserved and underserved members with broadband and telephony services in areas including the CAF II awarded census blocks in Mid-States Service's funded service area. The funded service areas include 566 households, one educational facility, and one critical community facility spread over 84.42 square miles.

Applicant: Carnegie Telephone Company, Inc.

Location: Oklahoma

Total square miles: 0.75

Funded Service Area Households: 395

Award amount: $1,274,995

This Rural Development investment will provide Carnegie Telephone Company, Inc. with the opportunity to use $1,274,995 received in ReConnect Program loan funding to deploy a Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) network in rural Oklahoma. The funded service areas include 395 households, five educational facilities, two critical community facilities, and one healthcare center spread over 0.75 square miles.