AARP Maine launches grassroots program to spur broadband connection at local levels
PORTLAND – AARP Maine and the Maine Broadband Coalition have partnered to create the County Connector program to coordinate, across Maine’s 16 counties, an effort to urge local elected officials and town leadership to prioritize state and federal broadband funding that best serves each community and county. “Towns and counties have millions of dollars in federal funding available, yet there is no statewide, coordinated, grassroots campaign to be sure those funds are utilized to build out an affordable, high-speed internet grid that leaves no Mainer behind,” said Japhet Els, associate ...
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