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Mass Requests 100 Million for Broadband Access

WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Published August 14, 2009 at 3:29 PM EDT
Mass Requests 100 Million for Broadband Access
Massachusetts Broadband Institute
MBI's Comprehensive Map of Underserved and Unserved Communities in Western Mass

By Charlie Deitz

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-855071.mp3

Massachusetts – Part of the Federal Stimulus package includes funding to get broadband internet access to rural communities. The application deadline for that funding is today (Friday), and the Massachusetts Broadband Institute has submitted their proposal. Our Berkshire Bureau Chief Charlie Deitz reports on the 100 million dollar request to get broadband into the western part of the state .
New England News