SmarterBroadband’s Project and NCC – A Comparison

TECHNOLOGY AND AMOUNT OF FUNDING

Yesterday, SmarterBroadband, a local Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP) was awarded $2.5M in funding from the Department of Agriculture to extend their Motorola Canopy technology infrastructure here in Nevada County, designated as a “rural” area. 75% of that funding is a grant, directly to the business, and 25% is a loan.

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Google Fiber for Communities

95959google.com – Nevada City prepares to submit a Request For Information (RFI) for Googles “Fiber for Communities”. The RFI announced on Feb 10, 2010 for municipalities to provide them with information about their community to determine where to build and test an ultra-high speed broadband network. [...]