Biden-Harris Administration Connects People, Farms and Businesses to Reliable High-Speed Internet in the Dakotas and Eight States

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Dr. Basil Gooden announced nearly $173 million in funding to connect rural residents, farmers and business owners in the Dakotas and eight other states to reliable high-speed internet. Projects are being financed by the fifth round of the ReConnect Program. These investments will connect people to high-speed internet in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota and Virginia. For example:

• In Arizona, Table Top Telephone Company Inc. is receiving a nearly $4 million loan to provide high-speed internet that will benefit 766 people, 21 businesses and 39 farms in Yavapai County.
• In New Mexico, Roosevelt County Rural Telephone Cooperative is receiving a $29 million loan to provide high-speed internet that will benefit 323 people, 12 businesses and 261 farms in Chaves, De Baca, Lea and Roosevelt counties.
• In Virginia, Pembroke Telephone Cooperative is receiving a $10 million loan to provide high-speed internet that will benefit 2,127 people, 22 businesses and 130 farms in Craig, Giles and Montgomery counties.

See a full list of projects from this announcement