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Indiana Connectivity Program

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a draft of its updated broadband map. Per the FCC, this is a “pre-production draft” that allows the public to take a close look and verify the coverage data presented for all locations across the country.

To ensure continuous improvement, the broadband map has been designed to accept challenges from consumers and other interested parties regarding any inaccuracies, as well as the ability to provide feedback on the data presented. Upon verification of coverage, individuals may submit their correction requests directly through the map’s interface.

Please follow the reference link below to check the FCC’s original announcement and video to challenge addresses as appropriate.

Round 8 Awards:

The Indiana Connectivity Program announced the eighth round of awards on Jan. 8, 2024. The eighth round of the program awarded $637,346 to expand broadband to 175 addresses across 23 counties. Of these addresses, 168 are homes and seven are businesses. Internet providers carrying out the projects matched $1,145,002 for a total investment of $1,782,348.

To find the number of addresses funded by each provider, click here. To find the number of addresses funded in each county, click here.

For the map of the funded locations for ICP Round 8, click here.

Provider

Addresses

Grant Amount

Airwave Networks, LLC3 $14,100
Auburn Essential Services5 $24,000
Berry Communications11 $52,800
Central Indiana Communications10 $44,593
Joink Inc.44 $143,341
Mulberry Telecommunications12 $54,450
Orange County REMC36 $72,000
PSC Fiber32$126,372
SEI Communications16$76,800
Surf Broadband6$28,800

Total Awarded

175$637,346

Overview:

The Indiana Connectivity Program aims to connect residents and businesses that lack access to broadband internet service with service providers and assist in the expense of extending broadband to those locations.

Process:

Owners of residential and business locations unserved or underserved (access to actual speeds less than 100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload) can apply for consideration by entering their information into the Next Level Connections portal to initiate their interest in receiving broadband internet service.

Internet Service Providers will have the opportunity to review these locations and submit bids to the state on the cost of providing service to these locations. OCRA will evaluate these bids and make awards to the providers whose bid presents the lowest cost per Mbps to the state for extension of the service.

Status
Description
In-Progress
Application incomplete. Please submit your application to OCRA
Submitted for OCRA Review
Your application is under initial review by OCRA staff
Not Approved or Previously Awarded Funding
Your application could not advance, please log in to the portal and open My Applications to see an explanation
Staged for Challenge, Released for Challenge, Challenge Evaluation
OCRA is reviewing existing services off­ered for your address
Valid Challenge
A broadband provider can off­er existing services and will contact you
Open to Bundle, Staged for Bid, Released for Bid, Bid Evaluation
Your application is under consideration by broadband providers
No Bid or No Valid Bid
No provider submitted a bid or was awarded. Your application will be included in the next round.
Awarded
A broadband provider has been selected to provide services for your address and will contact you

*Inputting location information into the Next Level Connections portal does not guarantee extension of service.

*If a resident or business cannot access the online portal, the Indiana Broadband Connect Center can assist in this process. Please call 833-639-8522.

Eligibility:

Locations that currently lack broadband service or have actual broadband speeds of less than 100/20 Mbps are eligible. The location can be residential or business.

Funding:

The portfolio of Next Level Connections Broadband Programs has been allocated $270 million in total. This would include the Indiana Connectivity Program.

Limits per line extension are set by Indiana Code. These limits are:

*A per-line extension amount that cannot exceed $25,000.
*A per passing amount that cannot exceed $4,800.


Timeline:

The Indiana Connectivity Program and Next Level Connections online portal is accepting applications.

The bidding and challenge processes must take place before awards can be made. Once made, projects must be completed within six to nine months of the contract date.

  • At least every three months, OCRA will publish to registered providers the addresses requesting service
  • Service providers will have 10 days to notify OCRA of service availability at those locations
  • Service Providers have 60 days to submit bids on locations they would like to extend service to
  • OCRA will evaluate all bids within 30 days and select the provider whose bid presents the lowest cost per Mbps to the state.

Round 10 Timeline

Addresses Posted for Challenge

March 11, 2024

Challenges Due

March 22, 2024

Addresses Posted for Bid

April 12, 2024

Bids Due

June 3, 2024

Selections Announced

July 2024

All dates are subject to change. The Indiana Connectivity Program address enrollment is ongoing.

How to submit your information:

Indiana residents and business owners can submit their address and information through the online portal, by phone at 833-639-8522 or by mail to the following address:

Attn: Indiana Broadband Connect Center
The Office of Community and Rural Affairs
1 N. Capitol Ave.
Suite 600
Indianapolis, IN 46204


Resources:


Round 1 Awards:

The Indiana Connectivity Program announced the first round of awards on April 28, 2022. The first round of the program awarded $654,678 to expand broadband to 253 addresses across 40 counties. Of these addresses, 246 are homes and seven are businesses. Internet providers carrying out the projects matched over $1.5 million for a total investment of $2.2 million.

To find the number of addresses funded in each county, click here.

To find a map of the funded locations, click here.

Provider

Addresses

Grant Amount

Berry Communications

1

$2,000

Central Indiana Communications

17

$81,600

Charter Communications

2

$9,600

Comcast

9

$33,493

Jackson County REMC

1 $2,000

Johnson County REMC

11 $46,900

Joink Inc.

15 $73,198

Miami-Cass REMC

44 $208,800

On-Ramp Indiana

7 $32,000

PSC Fiber

27

$107,109

South Central Indiana REMC

8 $14,328

Watch Communications

111

$43,650

Total Awarded

253

$654,678

Round 2 Awards:

The Indiana Connectivity Program announced the second round of awards on July 14, 2022. The second round of the program awarded $259,697 to expand broadband to 58 addresses across 19 counties. Of these addresses, 56 are homes and two are businesses. Internet providers carrying out the projects matched over $265,011 for a total investment of $524,708.

To find the number of addresses funded in each county, click here.

Provider

Addresses

Grant Amount

Berry Communications

1

$4,800

Central Indiana Communications

16

$66,200

Charter Communications

5

$22,545

Comcast

25 $118,632
Echo Wireless LLC

6

$25,098

Joink Inc.

4

$17,622
Smithville Fiber

1

$4,800

Total Awarded

58

$259,697

Round 3 Awards:

The Indiana Connectivity Program announced the third round of awards on Oct. 6, 2022. The third round of the program awarded $760,727 to expand broadband to 197 addresses across 28 counties. Of these addresses, 188 are homes and nine are businesses. Internet providers carrying out the projects matched over $1,880,770 for a total investment of $2,641,497.

To find the number of addresses funded by each provider and the number of addresses funded in each county, click here.

Provider

Addresses

Grant Amount

Central Indiana Communications

19

$88,337

Charter Communications

15

$62,056
Comcast of Indiana/Kentucky/Utah, LLC

2

$9,600
Joink Inc 8 $29,666
Miami-Cass REMC

32

$153,600
Mulberry Telecommunications

6

$28,800
PSC Fiber 42 $147,009
Smithville Fiber 3 $14,400
South Central Indiana REMC 24 $55,775
Southeastern Indiana REMC 46 $171,484

Total Awarded

197

$760,727

Round 4 Awards:

The Indiana Connectivity Program announced the fourth round of awards on Jan. 11, 2023. The fourth round of the program awarded $925,574 to expand broadband to 254 addresses across 30 counties. Of these addresses, 235 are homes and 19 are businesses. Internet providers carrying out the projects matched over $2.4 million for a total investment of over $3.3 million

To find the number of addresses funded by each provider, click here. To find the number of addresses funded in each county, click here.

For the map of the funded locations for ICP Round 4, click here.

Provider

Addresses

Grant Amount

Berry Communications 13

$50,300

Central Indiana Communications 27 $128,100
Charter Communications 2 $7,800
Joink Inc 8 $32,186
Miami-Cass REMC 44 $211,200
Mulberry Telecommunications 10 $45,746
Orange County REMC 58 $120,800
PSC Fiber 36 $123,067
SEI Communications 2 $9,600
South Central Indiana REMC 7 $16,540
Southeastern Indiana REMC 14 $63,385
Surfbroadband REMC 33 $116,850

Total Awarded

254$925,574

Round 5 Awards:

The Indiana Connectivity Program announced the fifth round of awards on April 12, 2023. The fifth round of the program awarded $842,865 to expand broadband to 216 addresses across 18 counties. Of these addresses, 206 are homes and 10 are businesses. Internet providers carrying out the projects matched over $1.4 million for a total investment of over $2.2 million.

To find the number of addresses funded by each provider, click here. To find the number of addresses funded in each county, click here.

For the map of the funded locations for ICP round five, click here.

Provider

Addresses

Grant Amount

Charter Communications 9 $0
Johnson County REMC 9 $41,270
Joink, Inc. 14 $66,507
Miami-Cass REMC 51 $244,800
Mulberry Telecommunications 29 $137,250
PSC Fiber 97 $325,092
South Central Indiana REMC 7 $27,946

Total Awarded

216$842,865

Round 6 Awards:

The Indiana Connectivity Program announced the sixth round of awards on July 6, 2023. The sixth round of the program awarded $898,075 to expand broadband to 216 addresses across 23 counties. Of these addresses, 208 are homes and eight are businesses. Internet providers carrying out the projects matched over $2.1 million for a total investment of over $3 million.

To find the number of addresses funded by each provider, click here. To find the number of addresses funded in each county, click here.

For the map of the funded locations for ICP round six, click here.

Provider

Addresses

Grant Amount

Central Indiana Communications12 $47,859
Charter Communications 1 $4,800
Joink, Inc. 13 $46,818
Miami-Cass REMC 58 $278,400
Mulberry Telecommunications 7 $33,600
PSC Fiber 95 $360,898
SEI Communications9 $43,200
Surf Broadband20$79,500
Washington County Rural Telephone1$3,000

Total Awarded

216$898,075

Round 7 Awards:

The Indiana Connectivity Program announced the seventh round of awards on Oct. 2, 2023. The seventh round of the program awarded $550,108 to expand broadband to 140 addresses across 27 counties. Of these addresses, 136 are homes and four are businesses. Internet providers carrying out the projects matched $277,449 for a total investment of $827,557.

To find the number of addresses funded by each provider, click here. To find the number of addresses funded in each county, click here.

For the map of the funded locations for ICP Round 7, click here.

Provider

Addresses

Grant Amount

Airwave Networks, LLC1 $4,600
Central Indiana Communications6 $21,000
Jackson County REMC 1 $4,800
Johnson County REMC 3 $14,400
Joink Inc.23 $77,728
Mulberry Telecommunications6 $28,800
PSC Fiber 70 $271,164
SEI Communications10$48,000
South Central Indiana REMC2$8,116
Surf Broadband18$71,500

Total Awarded

140$550,108

*Please note: Providers listed with grant amounts of $0 have committed to servicing their awarded addresses while forgoing funding from the state.