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Comcast expands in rural Florida amid shifting broadband market

Comcast has extended its network to more than 32,000 homes and businesses across 16 rural counties in Florida. The expansion is funded through a public-private $322 million partnership with the state’s Broadband Opportunity Program and Capital Projects Fund, and brings gigabit-plus internet, mobile, entertainment, and home security services via Xfinity and Comcast Business to previously underserved communities.

Five sources of federal funding that are fueling broadband investment.

Here is an overview of the major federal funding vehicles for broadband that are helping to fuel the broadband investment cycle and are aimed at closing the digital divide so that all Americans have access to high-speed, reliable, affordable broadband: