U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced on Thursday the USDA is investing $71 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Kansas and Oklahoma. This funding is part of USDA’s round one investments through the ReConnect Pilot Program. Just under 60 farms in Kansas and Oklahoma will be affected by this broadband service. “The need for rural broadband has never been more apparent than it is now – as our nation manages the coronavirus national emergency. Access to telehealth services, remote learning for school children, and remote business operations all require access to broadband,” said Secretary Perdue. “When rural America thrives, we all thrive.”
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