The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) this week announced that Cuming County Economic Development, Inc. (CCED) is being awarded a $500,000 Nebraska Rural Workforce Housing grant.
David Branch, CCEDâs Executive Director, said the $500,000, plus a required $500,000 in matching funds, will be used to establish a revolving loan fund for workforce housing projects in the county.
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Blair, Nebraska, April 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
Blair, Nebraska, April 21, 2021 Great Plains Communications (GPC), a growing Midwestern regional telecommunications provider, is now rolling out fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and business connectivity with gigabit-speed broadband service to seven Nebraska areas utilizing funding from the 2020 CARES Act.
Approximately 4,800 homes and businesses in the Callaway, Creighton, Deshler, Gordon, North Bend, Red Cloud and Sutherland communities will be able to sign up for gigabit broadband internet, GPC iTV video streaming service and GPC Whole Home WiFi powered by Plume Home Pass. Businesses will also be able to sign up for fiber-driven services with speeds up to 10 Gbps, streaming video and GPC Managed Business WiFi as well as fiber-driven voice services. Construction is near completion in most areas with customers being turned up in phases. The projects are scheduled for full completion by the end of the summer, 2021.
Great Plains Communications Extends FTTH, Business Services to Seven Rural Nebraska Communities
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Blair, Nebraska Great Plains Communications (GPC), a growing Midwestern regional telecommunications provider, is rolling out fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and business connectivity with gigabit-speed broadband service to seven Nebraska areas utilizing funding from the 2020 CARES Act.
Approximately 4,800 homes and businesses in the Callaway, Creighton, Deshler, Gordon, North Bend, Red Cloud and Sutherland communities will be able to sign up for gigabit broadband internet, GPC iTV video streaming service and GPC Whole Home Wi-Fi powered by Plume Home Pass. Businesses will also be able to sign up for fiber-driven services with speeds up to 10 Gbps, streaming video and GPC Managed Business Wi-Fi as well as fiber-driven voice services. Construction is near completion in most areas with customers being turned up in phases. The projects are scheduled for full comp
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Great Plains Communications is using funding from the CARES Act to bring FTTH and connectivity to seven areas of Nebraska.
The project will provide services to 4,800 homes and businesses in Callaway, Creighton, Deshler, Gordon, North Bend, Red Cloud and Sutherland. Business and residential customers will have access to gigabit broadband, GPC iTV video streaming service and GPC Whole Home WiFi powered by Plume Home Pass. Businesses will have access to speeds as fast as 10 Gbps, streaming, voice services and GPC Managed Business WiFi.
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