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The Podium

Wednesday, August 04

More Grants on the Way

By Brad

Government funds for critical broadband deployment in unserved areas continue to roll out, with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announcing that 126 new projects in 38 states will receive funding. Total price tag for this round: $1.2 billion.

The full list of projects are available at whitehouse.gov.

(Via Broadband Breakfast, which also has a quote from Secretary Vilsack about the projects.)

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