In order to provide broadband services in unserved and under-served rural areas in Virginia, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced to invest $9 million.
In rural Virginia, Scott County Telephone Cooperative will use the grant to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network for connecting people, farms and businesses to high-speed broadband internet.
“Access to a high-speed internet connection is a cornerstone of prosperity, and unfortunately many of America’s rural communities lack access to this critical infrastructure,” said USDA Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary Bette Brand.
Congress, in 2018, provided $600 million to USDA to boost broadband infrastructure and services in rural America.
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