Kentucky Gov. Beshear announces $386M investment in high-speed web infrastructure

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Kentucky Gov. Beshear announces $386M investment in high-speed web infrastructure
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Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday announced a plan to use a $386 million investment to expand high-speed internet to over 42,600 homes and businesses.

, when remote work and schooling were hampered by significant gaps in connectivity.

"While today’s announcement is a step in the right direction, a great deal of work remains to be done before Kentuckians across the commonwealth have access to high-speed internet," Osborne said in a statement after the governor's announcement.The broadband awards are the result of a 2021 agreement between lawmakers and the governor to use $300 million of federal pandemic relief funds to extend broadband service.

On Tuesday, the governor awarded 56 grants totaling more than $196 million in public funds from the broadband deployment fund. Internet service providers receiving grant funding will contribute more than $190 million in matching funds. It's all part of a"transformative" push to achieve universal, reliable internet access statewide, he said.

 

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