Infrastructure key to expanding broadband Internet in rural US
Published: August 22, 2011
Tags: broadband internet, Community Connect, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, infrastructure, Internet, rural, telecommunication, Telecommunications and Information Administration, USDA
By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM AP Business Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Telecommunications companies in 16 states will share more than $103 million in federal funding to help expand broadband Internet access to those areas of rural America that haven’t been reached by the high-speed service or are underserved, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday. Policymakers, [...]