Source: SOUTHERN FARM NETWORK, 10/8/19

The Department of Agriculture Monday announced $152 million in rural broadband development funding to 14 states, including North Carolina. USDA rural development deputy secretary Donald LaVoy says the effort will expand access to essential health, educational, social and business opportunities. USDA is making the investments through the Community Connect Grant Program, the Telecommunications Infrastructure Loan Program and the Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program.

For more of this story, click here.