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Iowa to get $7 million to expand broadband access
Associated Press
Nov. 13, 2010 9:15 am
(AP) - Iowa will be getting more than $7 million to expand broadband internet access in rural communities.
Sen. Tom Harkin announced the funding on Friday. He says the expansion is necessary for rural Iowa businesses to stay competitive and for rural residents to stay connected.
The loan will go to the Interstate 35 Telephone Company, a small rural telephone company headquartered in Truro. The expansion will serve all customers in the company's three exchanges in Madison and Warren Counties.
The funding is part of a $690 million investment nationwide from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Telecommunications Infrastructure Loan Program.
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