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BROADBAND PLANNING, FUNDING & DEPLOYMENT

RCG has delivered broadband expansion insights for 15 years, building a deep understanding of the challenges in both rural and urban settings. We have conducted last-mile and middle-mile feasibility, planning, and engineering projects for councils of government, state agencies, internet service providers, electric utilities, and local governments. We bring crucial insights into the coverage gaps, technology options, and probable deployment costs in multiple states.

RCG’s extensive experience and singular focus on broadband expansion will greatly benefit your project, while our firm’s size, structure, and collaborative approach makes us nimble and adaptable.  Clients have access to primary RCG team members, streamlining the project without flooding the zone with dozens of junior team members as often occurs with larger firms.  Our core team of experts have worked together on broadband topics and will hit the ground running.

FIBER PROJECTS EXCEEDING

6,000 MILES

TOTAL PROJECT VALUE

$1.6 BILLION

ACROSS

18 STATES

SUPPORTED BY GRANTS TOTALING

$330 MILLION

The image on the right shows the FCC form 477 data, this is the data that is being used to determine the level of funding necessary to address the digital divide. The image on the left illustrates a truer picture of the region, based on independent consumer tests.
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Broadband Accountability Initiative

Lack of adequate broadband continues to constrain both rural and urban prosperity.  In Ohio, statistical analysis of crowdsourced and public data indicate 65% of the populated geography lacks access to the meager 25/3 speed standard including pockets of low-income urban areas.  Broadband connections delivering 100/20 speeds remain rare outside of urban and suburban neighborhoods.

The FCC maps tell a different story. In Ohio, the FCC understates the problem by a factor of 4x to 10x based on statewide analysis conducted by Connecting Appalachia and Microsoft respectively.  The new mapping effort based on the location Fabric continues this “trust but never verify” approach.  

With over $60 billion in new funding for broadband expansion in the next few years, we must address accountability.

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Our team serves clients from coast to coast. Our portfolio of work includes projects in: California, Illinois, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Nevada, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. With a full suite of virtual meeting technologies to bring partners and clients together, we make geographical barriers disappear.

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