[1st-mile-nm] USDA RUS Broadband Award in NM

[Richard Lowenberg]

 ST. LOUIS, MO, Nov. 14, 2011  —  Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack 
 today announced funding for telephone utilities to build, expand and 
 improve broadband in their rural service territories across 15 states.   
 The announcement was made on the Secretary's behalf by USDA Rural 
 Utilities Service Deputy Administrator Jessica Zufolo during an address 
 at the annual meeting of the National Association of Regulatory Utility 
 Commissioners in St. Louis, MO.

 "Today's funding will provide residents of these rural communities with 
 high speed internet connections to improve healthcare and educational 
 opportunities and connect to global markets," Vilsack said. "In addition 
 to providing much needed services to rural businesses and residents, 
 these investments will increase jobs, not just in the near term, but 
 through expanded opportunities in rural areas."

 In New Mexico, Roosevelt County Telephone Cooperative, Inc. has been 
 awarded $12,358,000 to be used to deploy new equipment and to install 
 FTTP equipment to enhance its broadband network.

 http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2011/11/0485.xml&contentidonly=true




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 Richard Lowenberg
 1st-Mile Institute
 Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504
 505-989-9110 / 505-603-5200
 www.1st-mile.com
 rl at 1st-mile.com