Maryland Receives $115 Million For Broadband
September 17, 2010
| 11:14 AM
Maryland will receive upwards of $115 million stimulus dollars to extend broadband into rural and underserved communities Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., announced on Friday.
"Broadband is the information superhighway we need to bring the jobs of tomorrow to Maryland," Mikulski said. "It is absolutely critical to Maryland's economic future, because it creates jobs, fosters business growth and sparks innovation."
Maryland won the funding through the Commerce Department's Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. The grants are expected to generate a total of 1600 jobs that will help provide Maryland high-speed access to areas that of the state that currently have little or no Internet connectivity.
One firm will use the funds to create a new network that connects the state from Western Maryland to the Eastern Shore, reaching 2 million homes and 443,000 businesses.
"Today marks the beginning of a new chapter for broadband in Maryland," said Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley. "Thanks to our federal partners, Maryland will be able to provide critical access to affordable and abundant broadband for underserved areas throughout our State.
Mikulski and O'Malley were joined by fellow Democratic Maryland lawmakers Sen. Ben Cardin and Reps. Elijah Cummings and John Sarbanes in Baltimore to make the announcement.
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