USDA invests $11 million in broadband for rural Minnesota and Iowa communities
18 Jan 2020
HARMONY, Minn. – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Stephen Censky announced USDA has invested $11 million in three, high-speed broadband infrastructure projects that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for more than 1,395 rural households and nearly 120 businesses throughout several counties in Minnesota and northern Iowa.
This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.
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