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Q&A with Jonathan Chambers of Conexon: Electric Cooperatives’ Covenant With Members Will Fill Rural Broadband Gap Large Incumbents Leave
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Rural electric cooperatives are providing new hope for bridging the rural broadband divide. Formed during the 1930s to get electricity into the hands of rural residents and businesses, such co-ops are building out fiber-based broadband across several U.S. communities. One company driving that movement is Conexon. In February, Conexon and members of its Rural Electric Cooperative Consortium (RECC) were awarded more than $1.1 billion through the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase I auction to provide gigabit broadband services. Consortium members will use the money to launch and operate fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks in more than 600,000 rural areas across 22 states. One champion of the electric co-op movement is Jonathan Chambers, a partner at Conexon. Broadband Communities caught up wit
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