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Expanding access to reliable, high-speed internet has long been a priority for rural communities, but the coronavirus pandemic made the task even more urgent. Children and families without internet access have found themselves severely disadvantaged as schools are implementing mandatory online classes and doctors are shifting more of their services online. People in rural communities without broadband access cannot afford to wait for service.
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Otsego Electric Cooperative announced that it had gotten a funding commitment from the Federal Communications Commission s Rural Development Opportunity Fund to help expand its infrastructure into unserved and underserved areas. by Greg Klein, The Daily Star / February 23, 2021 Shutterstock/Breitformat
(TNS) A local utility company announced last week that it will be making another expansion to its rural broadband Internet services, thanks to a $7.4 million federal grant.
Otsego Electric Cooperative announced Friday, Feb. 19, that its OEConnect service had gotten a funding commitment from the Federal Communications Commission s Rural Development Opportunity Fund. The grant will provide $7.4 million to expand existing infrastructure farther into unserved and underserved locations in Otsego, Herkimer and Madison counties.