USDA is looking to adjust how it distributes funding for rural broadband in a effort to reach the last mile. It just announced it is accepting application for a billion dollars in loans and grants to carry access to rural communities.
USDA has rolled out the third round of reconnect funding to bring broadband access to the least connected communities.
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