“The Community Connect program serves rural communities where broadband service is least likely to be available, but where it can make a tremendous difference in the quality of life for citizens,” Conner said. “The projects funded by these grants will help rural residents tap into the enormous potential of the Internet.”
For example, The Horizon-Chillicothe Telephone Company, in Darbyville, Ohio, was selected for a $603,200 grant to build a community center and computer lab. When complete, the facility will offer high-speed Internet access to universities and medical centers across the state. In Navaho Mountain, Utah, the Smith Bagley, Inc., a CellularOne company, will use a grant of $205,416 to build a wireless network for this isolated community whose nearest hospital is more than 100 miles away. The grant is expected to fund 10 computers that will offer online public safety notices, educational opportunities and telemedicine services to the Navajo Mountain community.
Funding of individual recipients is contingent upon their meeting the conditions of the grant agreement.
Quelle/Source: Saipan Tribune, 12.10.2007
