High speed Internet to rural Meigs Co.: Company awarded $2.9 million grant
The Daily Sentinel
New Era Broadband, which already provides some high speed Internet service to portions of rural Meigs County, has been approved for a $2.9 million federal grant to expand those services into even more areas of the county.
The grant, administered through the United States Department of Agriculture, is federal stimulus money appropriated for bringing broadband services to underserved communities in rural Meigs County. New Era Broadband began signing up customers for high speed Internet service in rural Meigs County a year ago. Currently, the company has around 117 customers but with this grant, it’s estimated those accounts could climb to 3,000. The grant is meant to reach people local providers like Suddenlink and Verizon can’t reach.
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New Era Broadband, which already provides some high speed Internet service to portions of rural Meigs County, has been approved for a $2.9 million federal grant to expand those services into even more areas of the county.
The grant, administered through the United States Department of Agriculture, is federal stimulus money appropriated for bringing broadband services to underserved communities in rural Meigs County. New Era Broadband began signing up customers for high speed Internet service in rural Meigs County a year ago. Currently, the company has around 117 customers but with this grant, it’s estimated those accounts could climb to 3,000. The grant is meant to reach people local providers like Suddenlink and Verizon can’t reach.
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Labels: broadband stimulus, Meigs County, New Era Broadband
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