USDA announces $85.8 million for rural broadband

Rural broadband projects from South Carolina to Alaska will receive a total of $85.8 million in grants and loans to construct or upgrade internet service, said the USDA. In a statement, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack likened internet service to the arrival of electrical service decades ago, and said “broadband is fundamental to expanding economic opportunity and… » Read More

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