US Department of Agriculture -  ARRA Broadband RUS BIP Announcements

BIP RUS The Darien Telephone Co., Inc., - Georgia

This $448,000 grant/loan project will expand high-speed broadband service to Sapelo Island, a barrier island off the coast of Georgia currently
without access to High-Speed Broadband. Funding will enable broadband services that meet the needs of residences, businesses, and community anchor institutions on Sapelo today and far into the future using FTTH technology. The Darien Telephone Co., Inc. project stands to benefit approximately 600 people. Additionally, 10 businesses and 10 other community institutions stand to benefit from the project. Not only will this project create jobs upfront, but it will also help drive economic development in the community that will create jobs for years to come.
 

BIP RUS Wilkes Telephone & Electric Company - Georgia

This $48.1 million grant/loan project will provide state-of-the-art communication services to enhance broadband communication options to the
current and future citizens of Lincoln, Taliaferro, and Wilkes counties in Georgia. Technology will be a FTTH wireline fiber-optic cable network,
configured in Passive Optical Network (PON) architecture, able to support speeds in excess of 20 Gbps. The Wilkes Telephone & Electric
Company project stands to benefit approximately 20,300 people. Additionally, 802 businesses and 58 other community institutions stand to
benefit from the project. Not only will this project create jobs upfront, but it will also help drive economic development in the community that will
help create jobs for years to come.

 Website for Whitehouse Announcement: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/background-presidents-recovery-act-announcement-tomorrow

The state of Georgia has received over $110M in grants and loans under the ARRA Broadband potion of the stimulus.

Rich Calhoun

State Lead ARRA Broadband

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richard.calhoun@gta.ga.go