Broadband plan to get $25M
A plan that would expand broadband access in northern, western and Down East Maine, is receiving $25.4 million in federal money.
U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, along with Rep. Mike Michaud, will announce the funding today at noon in Orono, according to a press release from Michaud's office. The plan, known as the Three Ring Binder project, is led by Biddeford-based GWI and would build a 1,100-mile network stretching from the Saint John Valley to the coast and across to western Maine. The network would pass through 100 communities and serve 600 institutions, including the University of Maine, according to the release.
The grant is one of 18 being announced today in 17 states for a total of $182 million, the Bangor Daily News reported. So far, it is the only broadband project out of three recommended by the State Broadband Strategy Council to be accepted for federal funding, though more announcements are expected over the next 75 days, according to the paper.
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