Sunday, February 21, 2010

Illinois gets 1st stimulus funds for broadband access | Crain's Chicago Business

DeKalb County won $13.2 million in federal and state money to improve Internet access, the state’s first broadband access grant under the federal stimulus program.

includes $1.3 million from the state’s capital construction program and $11.9 million in federal stimulus money.

A public-private partnership called DeKalb Advancement of Technology Authority will install a fiber-optic network to serve 3,600 businesses and 34,000 homes in the county.

Illinois gets 1st stimulus funds for broadband access | Crain's Chicago Business

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