USDA also invests $50 million to improve access to telemedicine, distance learning for 7.6 million rural Americans.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
The USDA said applicant must serve an area without broadband service at speeds of 100 megabits per second and 20 Mbps, and commit to building facilities capable of providing broadband service at speeds of 100 Mbps to every location in its proposed service area.
Funding awards will prioritize projects that serve low-density rural areas with locations lacking internet a...