CARROLLTON Carroll County is receiving $4.1 million to bring high-speed broadband service into more rural areas of the county.
It s part of the Federal Communications Commission s effort to provide broadband service in rural areas across the country. Ohio is slated to receive $170 million during the first phase of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund program. I view internet service as a necessity in these days, Carroll County Commissioner Christopher Modranski said. There are a lot of areas that are either unserved or under served. That has always been a talking point here.
Four companies have been chosen to bring the needed upgrades to the county. CCO Holdings, also known as Charter Communications, of Stamford, Conn., is receiving the largest portion of the work as its share of the project is valued at $3.16 million. Charter Communications also is known by Charter Spectrum.
FCC Efforts Help Rural Ohio County Expand Broadband Access
As part of the FCC’s effort to provide broadband service in rural areas across the country, Ohio is slated to receive $170 million during the first phase of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund program. by Malcolm Hall, The Repository / January 25, 2021 Shutterstock/Jer123
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Carroll County, Ohio, is receiving $4.1 million to bring high-speed broadband service into more rural areas of the county.
It s part of the
Federal Communications Commission s effort to provide broadband service in rural areas across the country.
Ohio is slated to receive $170 million during the first phase of the
Broadband expansion continues to be a focus of Kandiyohi County
Connie Schmoll, from the Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission, hopes 2021 is the year a major broadband project is started in underserved areas of the county. She presented information Tuesday to the Kandiyohi County Board, looking for board support on a potential project that could require financial backing from the county. 7:11 pm, Jan. 22, 2021 ×
Broadband cable is installed along a rural road in this stock photo. If LTD Broadband moves forward with a fiber broadband project in Minnesota, the company is looking at areas inside Kandiyohi County.
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More homes and businesses in Delta, Red River and Fannin counties will gain access to high-speed broadband internet through the Federal Communications Commissionâs Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, according to auction results released this month.
The three counties combined are set to receive more than $3.61 million in support to expand access during the next 10 years, according to the results. The bulk of that support was awarded to CCO Holdings LLC, doing business as Charter Communications, which will receive nearly $3.03 million to serve 1,321 homes and businesses in Red River County and $166,915 to serve 480 Delta County homes and businesses.
Access to high-speed broadband internet is coming to an additional 3,066 locations in Somerset County and 3,557 locations in Cambria County.
The improvements are a result of the Federal Communications Commissionâs Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction. The results were announced Dec. 7 by the federal agency.
Windstream Services and the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. were awarded funding of more than $2.8 million and $2.3 million, respectively, to expand broadband service in Cambria County. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. was awarded just more than $5 million to expand broadband service in Somerset County.
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