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The Podium

Thursday, January 21

Another Round of Grants

By Bruce

Yesterday, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced the latest batch of broadband grants. In all, $63 million in grants were awarded to three states: Massachusetts, Michigan, and North Carolina.

So far NTIA has awarded $253 million in grants, roughly 3.5 percent of the eventual total.

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