Governor Mark Gordon announced that Wyoming has recommended funding 32 applications totaling $70.5 million in federal funds to expand broadband to more than 11,000 locations across the state that do not currently have access to high-speed internet.
The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) Board of Directors will hold its next quarterly meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, beginning at 9 a.m. The board also will convene a public work session on Tuesday, Dec. 12, from 1:30 to 4 p.m.
The Wyoming Broadband Office, part of the Wyoming Business Council (WBC), has been allocated $348 million in federal funding through the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. After releasing its Initial Proposal Volume I for public comment in August and September, WBC is pleased to release the next and final portion of its Initial Proposal, Initial Proposal Volume II, for public comment through Nov. 15, 2023.
The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) Board of Directors will hold a special meeting via Zoom on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, from Noon to 1 p.m.
The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) Board of Directors held their quarterly meeting in Evanston on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. During the meeting, they recommended one Business Ready Community (BRC) grant and loan project for funding plus approved two revisions to previously approved projects.
The Wyoming Broadband Office, part of the Wyoming Business Council (WBC), has been allocated $348 million in federal funding through the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program and the first part of the BEAD plan is now ready for your feedback.
Wyoming was awarded $530,006 in October 2022 for this program by the National Telecommunications and Information Agency (NTIA). The state of Wyoming opened a 30-day public comment period to meet this requirement beginning Monday, July 17, 2023. We have until September 2023 to submit the finalized plan to NTIA.
Following a week of in-person meetings around the state, the Wyoming Business Council Broadband Office is hosting an additional virtual listening session on Tuesday, June 13, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The Wyoming Broadband Office, in partnership with our contractor CTC, is hosting several important in-person broadband listening sessions the week of June 5 to 9, 2023.
The public is invited to attend one or more of the upcoming online meetings hosted by the Wyoming Business Council (WBC) Broadband Office to learn more about broadband funding and accessibility.
