Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc, Texas
Valley Telephone Cooperative's $15.7 million project will build more than 150 miles of new fiber network in a region of south Texas. The project stands to benefit over 300,000 people and over 17,000 businesses and community institutions. Not only will this project create jobs upfront, but it will help drive economic development in the community that will create jobs for years to come.

Central Utah Telephone, Inc., Utah
Central Utah Telephone, Inc. estimates that its project, benefiting from $2.5 million in USDA funds, install over 70 miles of middle-mile underground fiber optic cable in Juab and Millard counties, UT and stands to benefit over 5,000 people and hundreds of businesses and community institutions. Not only will this project create jobs upfront, but it will help drive economic development in the community that will create jobs for years to come.

Vermont Telecommunications Authority, Vermont
Vermont Telecommunications Authority estimates that it will directly create hundreds of jobs with its project to build a 790-mile fiber network across Vermont with it's $33.4 million grant. Over 200,000 people and thousands of businesses and community institutions stand to benefit from increasing access to direct high-speed connections. In addition to the jobs this project creates upfront, it will help drive economic development in the community that creates jobs for years to come.

Vermont Telephone Company, Vermont
Vermont Telephone Company's project, assisted by $12.3 million in federal funds, will enhance the existing middle mile broadband infrastructure to address bandwidth and transport capacity shortages. The project stands to benefit over 150,000 people and over 15,000 businesses and community institutions. Not only will this project create jobs upfront, but it will help drive economic development in the community that will create jobs for years to come.

Bristol Virginia Utilities Board, Virginia
This $22.7 million grant with an additional $13.5 million applicant-provided match will build an almost 400-mile fiber network that intends to bring high-speed broadband middle mile service to rural, economically distressed areas in southwestern Virginia. Bristol Virginia Utilities Board estimates that this project will directly create hundreds of jobs upfront and help drive economic development in the community that creates jobs for years to come. Over 49,000 people stand to benefit from this grant, along with 525 businesses and over 100 community institutions.

Marquette_Adams Telephone Cooperative, Inc., Wisconsin
This $20 million grant/loan project will extend fiber optic service from the cooperative's existing service area to surrounding unserved rural areas in central Wisconsin. Over 11,000 people stand to benefit from this grant, along with 144 businesses and 12 community institutions. Not only will this project create jobs upfront, but it will help drive economic development in the community that will create jobs for years to come.

Reedsburg Utility Commission, Inc, Wisconsin
This $5.2 million grant combined with $2.3 million in outside capital will extend an existing municipal FTTP network to the surrounding rural areas to provide affordable advanced broadband service to residents and businesses currently confined to traditional dial-up, unreliable wireless, and costly satellite services. Over 6,000 people stand to benefit from this grant, along with 144 businesses and 12 community institutions. Not only will this project create jobs upfront, but it will help drive economic development in the community that will create jobs for years to come.