Monday, December 07, 2009
Kansas gets $2M from stimulus to expand rural broadband
December 7, 2009
by Kansas City Business Journal
Kansas has been awarded a $2 million federal grant to spread high-speed Internet access throughout rural Kansas.
The grant for the new Connect Kansas program comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and will pay to map out the state’s current broadband infrastructure, the Kansas Department of Commerce said in a Monday release. That information would help in planning, aiding businesses, consumers and policymakers involved with Connect Kansas.
“For rural Kansans, this means economic growth through e-commerce, enhanced services through e-government and improvements to overall quality of life,” Kansas Lt. Governor Troy Findley said in the release.
The program comes as part of $7 billion in stimulus money that will be disbursed to states for increasing broadband access to rural areas.
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