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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that USDA is investing $808 million ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack this week announced that USDA is investing $808 million to help rural cooperatives and utilities build and improve electric infrastructure and increase electric grid reliability and security, connecting hundreds of thousands of people in rural areas. This funding will also help provide clean drinking water and sanitary wastewater systems in rural areas for years to come.

USDA Rural Development is providing $177 million in funding for power grid improvements.

FCC issued Enforcement Advisory telecommunications carriers and interconnected VoIP providers of obligation to file annual certification documenting compliance with Customer Proprietary Network Information CPNI rules by March 1, 2023. CPNI includes sensitive personal information.

The USDA is investing in 64 projects through the Electric Loan Program across 26 states including Minnesota and Iowa that will benefit nearly 2 million rural people and businesses.

Talquin Electric Cooperative stands to receive $39 million in federal funding to connect more customers and make improvements to its power lines running through North Florida.

South Central Power receives almost $255 million in federal loans for improvements

The Biden-Harris administration will invest $2.7 billion into rural electric cooperatives across the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday.

These critical investments will benefit rural people and businesses in many ways for decades to come. - Tom Vilsack

South Central Power receives almost $255 million in federal loans for improvements