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Louisiana receives $2.9M, nation's first funding to bring high-speed internet to rural areas

Por: The Advocate Politics September 17, 2022

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While state leaders were in Alexandria Wednesday celebrating Louisiana’s efforts to bring high-speed internet to rural areas, some of those slated to be connected worried in Baton Rouge that the whole project could be brought down by protests large telecommunications companies have made against the winning bidders.At the inaugural Broadband Solutions Summit in Alexandria, smiles and cheers accompanied the announcement that Louisiana’s... + full article



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