Rural Utilities Service

Type: Organization

Name: Rural Utilities Service

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Fiber optics expansion puts Wisconsin lizards, turtles at risk

May 20, 2013 Franky Hunter | American City and CountyComments 0Endangered Slender Glass Lizards and Blanding Turtles in Marquette County, Wis., may be rendered homeless thanks to the installation of 12.49 miles of fiber optics cables.A Marquette-Adams ... [Published American City & County - May 21 2013]

Entities: Fiber Optic, Lizard, Endangered Species, Habitat, Bob Hay

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Halifax County Supes eye next move on Courthouse

The Halifax County Board of Supervisors will meet tonight to green-light negotiations of a contract for architectural and engineering services for the Halifax County Courthouse.The special call meeting will take place at 6:30 in the second floor meeting ... [Published SoVaNow.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: Halifax (Canada), Finding of No Significant Impact, Rural Utilities Service

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

US Department of Agriculture

TDS Telecom broadband services charge up in Wisconsin

TDS Telecom (NYSE: TDS) is now offering ADSL2+ data services to some residents in Wind Lake, Wis., via its partially-completed broadband stimulus project in the area. It plans to bring more Wind Lake customers and others in nearby Waterford online.Troy ... [Published FierceTelecom - May 17 2013]

Entities: Broadband, TDS Telecom, US Department of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Collin Peterson

NRECA Supports the 2013 House and Senate Farm Bills

In letters to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees, NRECA expressed its support for the 2013 House and Senate Farm Bills and thanked Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Thad Cochran and Reps. Frank Lucas and Collin Peterson ... [Published NRECA - May 16 2013]

Entities: Rural Utilities Service, Agriculture, Broadband, Collin Peterson

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Office of Management and Budget

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments regarding (a) Whether ... [Published Zecco - May 09 2013]

Entities: Rural Utilities Service, Office of Management and Budget, Encumbrance, Collection Requirement, Wholesale

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 4 reports

Rural Utilities Service

New Rules Intended to Improve Community Connect Grant Program

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has amended its rules for the Community-Oriented Connectivity Broadband Grant Program (Community Connect Grant Program) in order to be able to better target grants to rural areas ... [Published Bennet & Bennet - May 06 2013]

Entities: Broadband, Rural Utilities Service, US Department of Agriculture

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

Mississippi

Killing those awful earmarks: And just whose ox got gored?

Aug. 22, 2012 by Hembree Brandon in Farm Press BlogComments 0• When congressional earmarks dried up, a lot of projects and programs they had funded, including many in agriculture, were consigned to limbo. The FY2012 appropriations bill had only two agriculture-related ... [Published Southeast Farm Press - May 04 2013]

Entities: Mississippi, Rural Utilities Service, Agriculture

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 2 reports

Two Telcos to Receive USDA Funding to Boost Rural Broadband

WASHINGTON, DC - Two rural telecommunications companies in Nebraska and Montana will receive funding to expand broadband service, according to an announcement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. The funding is one of the United States Department of ... [Published Broadband Properties Magazine - May 03 2013]

Entities: US Department of Agriculture, Broadband, Boost, Telecommunication, Tom Vilsack

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Drought teams survey the islands

CMI to launch public health courseThe College of the Marshall Islands expects to launch its first certificate course in public health this summer, with plans eventually to develop a two-year degree course in public health. “We’re pretty excited about ... [Published Marshall Islands Journal - May 03 2013]

Entities: Drought, Marshall Islands, Public Health

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 2 reports

USDA Announces Funding to Improve Rural Broadband Service in Nebraska and Montana

- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced funding for two rural telecommunications companies that will expand broadband service in rural Nebraska and Montana. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) remains focused on carrying out ... [Published Zecco - May 01 2013]

Entities: US Department of Agriculture, Broadband, Tom Vilsack, Telecommunication

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 2 reports

Century Aluminum To Buy Sebree Aluminum Smelter From Rio Tinto Alcan

Century Aluminum Co. (CENX: Quote) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of the Sebree aluminum smelter from a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Alcan, Inc. Sebree, located ... [Published RTTNews.com - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Century Aluminum Company, Rio Tinto Alcan Inc, Smelter, Aluminium

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on this information collection for which approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will be requested.[Page Number 25253]DATES: ... [Published Zecco - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Rural Utilities Service, Michele Brooks, Technical Assistance, Solid Waste Management, Encumbrance

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Cindy Tomlinson, Associate Manager - Public Relations for TDS Telecommunications, told FierceTelecom in an e-mail that "of the 44 projects we've received funding for, 41 are underway. "

TDS Telecom broadband services charge up in Wisconsin [Published FierceTelecom - May 17 2013]

...economies, but is skeptical of the link between the spread of ever higher fixed broadband speeds and economic growth in developed economies: "For those who work remotely, [broadband access] is very important, but most Americans don't work remotely, but [instead work in] in business establishments [with broadband]. Though that isn't to say continued diffusion is unimportant, because broadband does provide value to consumers, and ultimately economic activity is valuable because of what it conveys to consumers."

U.S. Broadband Policy and Competitiveness [Published Council On Foreign Relations - May 13 2013]

"We are very happy to have Mr. English on board and help take the products to the next level. He will be working with the GridFirst board to launch the GridFirst products into the Rural Electric Cooperative markets and also help strategize the GridFirst business solution offerings." said Kartik Kakarala CEO/Co-Founder of GridFirst

GridFirst Appoints Former US Congressman Glenn English as an Advisory Board member [Published Zecco - May 08 2013]

NCTA says that the changes RUS made in the wake of that report do not resolve the overbuild issue. "The fact is these rules still allow loans in areas that are 100 percent served. Currently, there is no requirement that a single unserved household be included in the project's service area in order to earn funding approval."

NCTA Says Farm Bill Needs to Fix RUS Program [Published Multichannel Online - May 07 2013]

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Debt, investment paint sobering shot of Marshalls [Published Islands Business - May 14 2013]
NTIA Explores Broadband Availability in New Rep... [Published Benton Foundation - May 14 2013]
U.S. Broadband Policy and Competitiveness [Published Council On Foreign Relations - May 13 2013]
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Published Zecco - May 09 2013]
Do as I Say not as I Do [Published Utiltity Contractor - May 08 2013]
GridFirst Appoints Former US Congressman Glenn ... [Published Zecco - May 08 2013]
NCTA Says Farm Bill Needs to Fix RUS Program [Published Multichannel Online - May 07 2013]
Funding available for rural electric grid projects [Published Deming Headlight - May 07 2013]
New Rules Intended to Improve Community Connect... [Published Bennet & Bennet - May 06 2013]
Tweaks Made to RUS Broadband Grant Program [Published Telecompaper - May 06 2013]
USDA Makes Rule Changes to Better Target Commun... [Published KNEB 960AM - May 06 2013]
USDA Changes Community Connect Broadband Grant ... [Published Benton Foundation - May 06 2013]
Killing those awful earmarks: And just whose ox... [Published Southeast Farm Press - May 04 2013]
Two Telcos to Receive USDA Funding to Boost Rur... [Published Broadband Properties Magazine - May 03 2013]
USDA Announces New Rules to Fund Broadband Serv... [Published United States Department of Agriculture - May 03 2013]
Drought teams survey the islands [Published Marshall Islands Journal - May 03 2013]
USDA Announces Funding to Improve Rural Broadba... [Published Nebraska City News Press - May 03 2013]
RUS Makes Telecom Loans, Cites Budget Uncertainty [Published Telecompaper - May 02 2013]
USDA Disaster Assistance Relief For West [Published Hillsboro Reporter - May 02 2013]

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