July 11th, 2024 by WCBC Radio

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has approved $267 million dollars for Maryland to deploy or upgrade high-speed internet networks.

The funding is part of the Biden Administration’s $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment or BEAD program, the cornerstone of the “Internet For All” initiative. 

Maryland submitted specific strategies for funding to address broadband gaps in rural and underserved areas. Ronnie Hammond – Deputy Director of the Office of Statewide Broadband, says that actual ground work could start by this time next year…