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Rep. Roscoe Bartlett Announces Expansion of Broadband Internet Access to Western Maryland
Washington,
Sep 17 -
Congressman Roscoe Bartlett today announced that the state of Maryland will receive a $115,240,581 grant to expand broadband internet access throughout western Maryland.
Congressman Bartlett said, “This $115,240,581 grant to the state of Maryland is part of the federal government’s effort to expand broadband access to less populated, rural areas. Through a public-private partnership, the state will deploy its One Maryland Broadband Network to provide abundant, affordable broadband internet to western Maryland and other areas of the state. In Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, our founders gave Congress the power to ‘establish Post Offices and Post Roads.’ They recognized that it was a federal government responsibility to ensure that there was a means of communication and transportation between the states. Technology has evolved over time and the post roads of yesterday have evolved into the internet of today. This initiative is very important to western Marylanders since it will enable our residents and businesses access to a tool that is vital to commerce in our national and global economy.”
This grant is from the United States Department of Commerce (DOC) through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
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