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Broadlink says $5 million USDA award and provisional $90 million could expand broadband to Spokane County rural areas
Summary
A Broadlink representative told Spokane County’s rural‑lands open house that the Spokane County public development authority has deployed initial fiber/fixed‑wireless sites with a $5 million USDA grant and has a provisional notice of award for an additional $90 million to extend high‑speed internet to rural addresses.
A Broadlink representative told Spokane County’s rural‑lands open house that the county’s public development authority has active broadband projects and federal funding that could expand high‑speed internet in rural areas and support dispersed housing and business activity.
Ariane Schmidt (Broadlink) said the authority has deployed five active fiber and fixed‑wireless sites under an initial $5 million U.S. Department of Agriculture grant and has received a provisional…
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