Florida Office of the Governor

Governor Ron DeSantis Awards More Than $22 Million to Eight Florida Communities Through the Broadband Opportunity Program

Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced a second round of awards through the Broadband Opportunity Program to expand broadband Internet access in Florida’s underserved communities. More than $22 million was awarded for eight projects across eight Florida counties for broadband Internet expansion that will impact more than 33,200 unserved residential, educational, business, and community locations.

Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) Announces First Awards Through Broadband Opportunity Program

Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced the first set of awards through the Broadband Opportunity Grant Program to expand access to broadband internet for Florida’s underserved communities.

Gov DeSantis Urges Biden Administration to Restore Cuban Internet Access

Internet access for the Cuban people is of critical importance as they stand up against the repressive Communist government. Such access may be the key to finally bringing democracy to the island. The tyrannical regime of President Miguel Díaz-Canel has shut off access to the Internet. The Cuban people have lost their ability to communicate with one another, and many Floridians born in Cuba have no information on the safety of their loved ones. Equally as important, the world has also lost the ability to see what is happening on the ground as the Cuban people rise in support of freedom.