Amador County – Amador County is among 18 counties to share in a $46.6 million federal grant to bring broadband Internet technology to rural counties. The Central Valley Next Generation Broadband Infrastructure Project received notification of the funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and The National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Janis Cortese said her nonprofit Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) and private sector partner The Central Valley Independent Network, LLC, have put together a project plan designed to improve the availability of broadband networking infrastructure for 18 counties in the Central Valley. The counties targeted for broadband infrastructure though the grant are Amador, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Fresno, Kings, Kern, Mariposa, Merced, Madera, Nevada, Placer, Tuolumne, Tulare, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Sutter and Yuba. Applied for March 26th, the funding was announced August 18. Cortese said the companies believe “the implementation of this robust network infrastructure can dramatically change the ways citizens in these 18 counties learn, work and live together.” She said the funding in the short term will also “create jobs associated with network deployment and contribute to economic growth in the longer term.” Coretese said “widespread support from various groups and constituencies in these counties helped make the case for this funding.” The total project costs are projected to be $66.6 million. The project “involves building, operating, and maintaining a fiber-optic network infrastructure that will traverse 1,371 miles of California's Central Valley. Cortese said the project will initially “focus on connecting community anchor institutions via fiber, including 19 county offices of education sites, 14 community college sites, 3 California State University campuses, 20 county/main libraries, and 7 public safety sites.” For more information, visit www.cvngbip.org. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Monday, 23 August 2010 06:28
Broadband Project Gets $46M ARRA Grant for 18 Central Valley Counties
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Amador County – Amador County is among 18 counties to share in a $46.6 million federal grant to bring broadband Internet technology to rural counties. The Central Valley Next Generation Broadband Infrastructure Project received notification of the funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and The National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Janis Cortese said her nonprofit Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) and private sector partner The Central Valley Independent Network, LLC, have put together a project plan designed to improve the availability of broadband networking infrastructure for 18 counties in the Central Valley. The counties targeted for broadband infrastructure though the grant are Amador, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Fresno, Kings, Kern, Mariposa, Merced, Madera, Nevada, Placer, Tuolumne, Tulare, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Sutter and Yuba. Applied for March 26th, the funding was announced August 18. Cortese said the companies believe “the implementation of this robust network infrastructure can dramatically change the ways citizens in these 18 counties learn, work and live together.” She said the funding in the short term will also “create jobs associated with network deployment and contribute to economic growth in the longer term.” Coretese said “widespread support from various groups and constituencies in these counties helped make the case for this funding.” The total project costs are projected to be $66.6 million. The project “involves building, operating, and maintaining a fiber-optic network infrastructure that will traverse 1,371 miles of California's Central Valley. Cortese said the project will initially “focus on connecting community anchor institutions via fiber, including 19 county offices of education sites, 14 community college sites, 3 California State University campuses, 20 county/main libraries, and 7 public safety sites.” For more information, visit www.cvngbip.org. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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