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Senate approves state budget bill with $100 million for broadband expansion


Senate approves state budget bill with $100 million for broadband expansion
Thursday, April 29, 2021 11:07 AM
The Iowa Senate voted 47-0 Wednesday evening to approve the state appropriations bill, which includes $100 million for expanding broadband infrastructure statewide. The Senate vote came hours after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed House File 848, which sets up three grant tiers with various upload and download speed requirements that companies can apply for to extend service to sparsely populated areas of the state. The appropriations bill sets general fund spending for state departments for fiscal year 2022, which begins July 1. It includes $100 million for the Empower Rural Iowa Broadband Grant Program to expand high-speed internet statewide. The measure, approved by the House on April 21, now goes to Reynolds’ desk for her signature. The $100 million contained in the appropriations bill is less than what the governor had proposed in her� ....

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WIN To Bring Fiber Optic Services To Mills County And Loess Hills Area


Western Iowa Networks (WIN) has recently announced the addition of fiber optics services to be made in Mills County and an area of the Loess Hills. The previously announced Glenwood CARES area project has been made possible through the Empower Rural Iowa Broadband Grant Program and the U.S. Department of Treasury’s CAREs Act. The identified goal in this private/public partnership is to bring reliable broadband to areas deemed unserved or underserved. The Glenwood project will provide about 40 miles of fiber optics to the north and east sides of the community. Construction will also include Mineola and Silver City, impacting nearly 500 addresses. Construction is set to get underway this summer with installs coming later this year and into early 2022. Another grant from the Empower Rural Iowa Broadband Grant Program through the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) will bring an estimated 350 homes and businesses in an area identified within the Loess Hills fiber optic se ....

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