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Services / Rural Broadband

Rural Broadband Program Development

Planning, funding, and program management for last-mile broadband — for the communities the major carriers will not build for.

$3.2M

Program funding raised

$1.5M

EDA grant secured

2,000+

Residents & businesses served

30 mi

Distribution network

Monahans & Ward County flagship program

Small Texas cities, counties, and development authorities need the last-mile broadband infrastructure their residents depend on — the infrastructure the major carriers will not build for them. Faulkner Consulting leads these programs end to end: planning, funding strategy, design oversight, grant authoring, and construction administration.

What we do

  • Feasibility and program planning

    Needs assessment, service-area definition, network architecture, and phased build strategy.

  • Funding strategy and grant authoring

    Federal, state, foundation, and private-capital stacks (EDA, ARPA, BEAD, USDA, and others).

  • Procurement of engineering services

    RFQ/RFP development and qualifications-based selection (QBS) under Texas Government Code Chapter 2254.

  • Design oversight

    Review and direction of fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) network design, from metro Ethernet cores to distribution plant.

  • Construction administration

    Contractor coordination, progress oversight, and owner's-representative services.

  • Stakeholder coordination

    Commissioners courts, city councils, development corporations, and capital partners.

The infrastructure their residents depend on — the infrastructure the major carriers will not build for them.

Representative engagements

Monahans and Ward County, Texas

Led planning, design, and funding strategy for a last-mile FTTP network: a 6-mile metro Ethernet loop with 30-mile distribution serving more than 2,000 residents and businesses. Raised $3.2M in program funding, including a $1.5M EDA grant. Phase II is underway to extend reliable high-speed service to additional premises.

A directional drilling rig boring fiber conduit along a Monahans street during Phase I construction.
Directional boring during Phase I construction — Monahans, Texas

Winkler County, Texas

Project-management oversight of the County’s procurement of engineering services to design a fiber network serving Wink and Kermit. Authored the RFQ, Commissioners Court memoranda, and public notice, and ran the qualifications-based selection process under Chapter 2254.

A long, straight West Texas highway running toward the horizon under a wide blue sky.

Snyder and Scurry County, Texas

In partnership with the Development Corporation of Snyder (DCOS), completed a planning, design, and cost-estimate report; Phase I final design funded through a King Foundation grant, City of Snyder ARPA funds, and private equity.

FTTH network design for Snyder, Texas — red distribution routes overlaid on aerial imagery.
FTTH distribution design — Snyder, Texas

Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission

Broadband planning for Van Horn, Kermit, Andrews, and Denver City.

Let’s talk

If your city, county, or development authority is working through a broadband challenge, reach out.

cfaulkner@ngioe.com

Faulkner Consulting, LLC — led by Carroll Faulkner, PE.