Butler County has chosen altafiber as the company to bring high speed internet to the rural reaches of the county, a $10 million infrastructure project that will be funded with federal ARPA money.
Legislature's auditors say $48.5 million in federal COVID-19 funding provided 66 grants statewide to improve broadband services to homes and businesses.
County commissioners have plans to spend $10 million in federal ARPA funding to supply high-speed broadband to households lacking adequate Internet access. Some 45 percent of residents currently lack access.
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