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NEWS: Researchers looking for ways to broaden broadband
A recent story in The (Charleston) Post and Courier highlighted efforts in the S.C. Promise Zone to improve broadband Internet access throughout the rural region of the state. An excerpt: “So in 2015, when the federal government designated six counties along the Savannah River a high-poverty “promise zone” that gets special status in grant programs,…
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4/20: USDA seeks applications for $11.7 million in broadband grants for rural communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that USDA is soliciting applications for grants to establish broadband in unserved rural communities through its Community Connect program. Community Connect is administered by USDA’s Rural Utilities Service and helps to fund broadband deployment into rural communities where it is not economically viable for private sector…