As broadband money pours in, W.Va. lawmakers eye accountability
CHARLESTON - After decades of poor broadband connectivity and a history of squandered opportunities, West Virginia is set to get a flood of federal money to fix the problem.
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CHARLESTON - After decades of poor broadband connectivity and a history of squandered opportunities, West Virginia is set to get a flood of federal money to fix the problem.
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Editor’s Note: This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. For more stories from Mountain State Spotlight, visit www.mountainstatespotlight.org. West Virginiaâs biggest telecommunications company will get hundreds of millions more in federal money to serve the state, despite being under investigation for its chronic poor service and misuse of funds by the stateâs utility regulator. Itâs the result of an auction in which the Federal Communications Commission gave away $9 billion of its Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, which is financed by surcharges on cust...
The Frontier Communications building sits along the Kanawha River in Charleston This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. For more stories from Mountain State Spotlight, visit www.mountainstatespotlight.org. West Virginia's biggest telecommunications company will get hundreds of millions more in federal money to serve the state, despite being under investigation for its chronic poor service and misuse of funds by the state's utility regulator. It’s the result of an auction in which the Federal Communications Commission gave away $9 billion of its Rural Digital Opportu...
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