HILL COUNTRY TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC.
This approximately $12.2 million award will allow Hill Country Telephone Cooperative, Inc. to continue a $57 million project to offer broadband service speeds of up to 20 Mbps over copper and up to 100 Mbps over fiber. The award will fund 169 miles of the projects 560 miles of fiber-optic cable, 280 digital loop carriers and state-of-the-art soft switches deployed throughout a substantial portion of its service area. Approximately 4,200 people stand to benefit. In addition to the 448 jobs Hill Country Cooperative estimates this project will create upfront, it will provide a foundation for economic growth and job creation for decades to come.
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| AWARD OVERVIEW |
| Award Number |
TX1122-A40 |
Funding Agency |
Department of Agriculture |
| Total Award Amount |
$3,670,265 |
Project Location - City |
Ingram |
| Award Date |
01/31/2011 |
Project Location - State |
TX |
| Project Status |
Less Than 50% Completed |
Project Location - Zip |
78025-0768
|
| Jobs Reported |
11.00 |
Congressional District |
21 |
| Project Location - Country |
US |
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Recipient Information
(Loans)
| Recipient Information (Loans) |
|
Recipient Name
|
HILL COUNTRY TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. |
| Recipient DUNS Number |
006824007
|
| Recipient Address |
220 CAROLYN AT AUSTIN STREETS |
| Recipient City |
INGRAM |
| Recipient State |
Texas |
| Recipient Zip |
78025-1449 |
| Recipient Congressional District |
21 |
| Recipient Country |
USA |
Required to Report Top 5
Highly Compensated Officials |
No |
Projects and Jobs Information
| Projects and Jobs Information |
| Project Title |
Project Rural Connect |
| Project Status |
Less Than 50% Completed |
| Final Project Report Submitted |
No |
| Project Activities Description |
Wired Telecommunications Carriers |
| Quarterly Activities/Project Description |
This project expands fiber optic facilities throughout the most rural of HCTC's 15 telephone exchange areas. The deployed architecture will be a mix of fiber-to-the-premise and fiber-to-the-node with dramatically shortened copper loops enabling downloads up to 20Mb on retained copper up to gigabit Ethernet on fiber. |
| Jobs Created |
11.00 |
| Description of Jobs Created |
These jobs are operator and laborer positions that are working to construct the fiber optic facilities. |
Purchaser Information
(Loans)
| Purchaser Information |
| Contracting Office ID |
Not Reported |
| Contracting Office Name |
Not Available |
| Contracting Office Region |
Not Available |
| TAS Major Program |
12-4146 |
| Award Information |
| Award Date |
01/31/2011 |
| Award Number |
TX1122-A40 |
| Order Number |
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| Award Type |
Loans |
| Funding Agency ID |
12 |
| Funding Agency Name |
Department of Agriculture |
| Funding Office Name |
Not Available |
| Awarding Agency ID |
12 |
| Awarding Agency Name |
Department of Agriculture |
| Amount of Award |
$3,670,265 |
| Funds Invoiced/Received |
$1,202,930 |
| Expenditure Amount |
$1,202,930 |
| Infrastructure Expenditure Amount |
$1,202,930 |
| Infrastructure Purpose and Rationale |
This project expands fiber optic facilities throughout the most rural of HCTC's 15 telephone exchange areas. The deployed architecture will be a mix of fiber-to-the-premise and fiber-to-the-node with dramatically shortened copper loops enabling downloads up to 20Mb on retained copper up to gigabit Ethernet on fiber. |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Name |
April Hansard |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Email |
ahansard@hctc.coop |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Phone |
(830) 367-5333 |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Address |
220 Carolyn St. |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact City |
Ingram |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact State |
TX |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Zip |
78025-0768 |
Product or Service Information
(Loans)
| Product or Service Information |
| Primary Activity Code |
517110 |
| Activity Description |
Wired Telecommunications Carriers |
| Sub-Awards Information |
| Sub-awards to Organizations |
0 |
| Sub-award Amounts to Organizations |
$0 |
| Sub-Awards to Individuals |
0 |
| Sub-Award Amounts to Individuals |
$0 |
| Number of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
0 |
| Amount of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Number of payments to vendors greater than $25,000 |
3 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors greater than $25,000/award |
$1,127,187 |
| Number of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
14 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
$75,742 |
MP Nexlevel, LLC - Award Number TX1122-A40 - MP Nexlevel, LLC
| Award Number |
TX1122-A40 |
| Sub-Award Number |
N/A |
| Vendor DUNS Number |
Not reported |
| Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 |
55358-0000 |
| Vendor Name |
MP Nexlevel, LLC |
| Product and Service Description |
Construction |
| Payment Amount |
$930,000 |
Power and Tel - Award Number TX1122-A40 - Power and Tel
| Award Number |
TX1122-A40 |
| Sub-Award Number |
N/A |
| Vendor DUNS Number |
Not reported |
| Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 |
38112-3335 |
| Vendor Name |
Power and Tel |
| Product and Service Description |
Fiber Cable |
| Payment Amount |
$114,810 |
Zhone Technologoes - Award Number TX1122-A40 - Zhone Technologoes
| Award Number |
TX1122-A40 |
| Sub-Award Number |
N/A |
| Vendor DUNS Number |
Not reported |
| Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 |
94621-0000 |
| Vendor Name |
Zhone Technologoes |
| Product and Service Description |
Cabinets |
| Payment Amount |
$82,377 |
| Location Information |
| Latitude, Longitude |
30º 4' 31",
-99º 14' 13" |
| Congressional District |
21 |
| Address 1 |
220 Carolyn Street |
| Address 2 |
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| City |
Ingram |
| County |
Kerr |
| State |
TX |
| Zip |
78025-0768 |
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