Towns slated to receive broadband service
By Tim Mitchell
Thursday March 27, 2008
CHAMPAIGN – Rural residents in seven area communities could get broadband Internet service within the next five years.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Undersecretary Thomas Door announced Wednesday that Open Range Communications, based in Denver, will receive a $267 million loan from the Department of Agriculture to provide broadband service to 518 rural communities in 17 states.
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