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Mukluk Telephone to Receive Broadband ReConnect Grant

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    Mukluk Telephone to Receive Broadband ReConnect Grant

    By Celine Kaplan | Recent News & Information | Comments are Closed | 12 November, 2020 | 1

    TelAlaska, parent company of Mukluk Telephone Company, is pleased to announce that we have been selected to receive a grant from the ReConnect Program to extend broadband services to the communities of Teller and Brevig Mission. We would like to thank the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Trump Administration, as well as the many businesses and community leaders who have supported our efforts to bring broadband to unserved areas of Alaska.

    The following is a press release from the USDA.

    Trump Administration Invests $11.3 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Alaska
    ReConnect Funding to Connect 448 Rural Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity
    Release & Contact Info
    Press Release
    Release No. 0455.20
    Contact: USDA Press
    Email: press@oc.usda.gov

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 12, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $11.3 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Alaska. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.

    “Broadband is a cornerstone to prosperity in Alaska’s rural communities because it is essential to economic development, as well as access to health care, educational opportunities and connections to people and services,” USDA Alaska State Director for Rural Development Jerry Ward said. “Under the leadership of President Trump and Agriculture Secretary Perdue, USDA is committed to being a strong partner in deploying this critical infrastructure in Alaska and across all of America’s rural communities, because we know when rural America thrives, all of America thrives.”

    Mukluk Telephone Company Inc. will use a $4.1 million ReConnect grant to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network. This network will connect 641 people, 24 businesses, two public schools, two fire stations, two post offices and a city hall to high-speed broadband in Teller and Brevig Mission.

    Matanuska Telephone Association Inc. will use a $1.9 million ReConnect grant to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network. This network will connect 463 people to high-speed broadband in the Sheep Creek and Kashwitna areas of the Mat-Su Borough.

    Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative Inc. will use a $5.3 million ReConnect grant to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network. This network will connect 239 people, 28 businesses, a public school and a post office to high-speed broadband in Kaktovik.

    Background:

    In March 2018, Congress provided $600 million to USDA to expand broadband infrastructure and services in rural America. On Dec. 13, 2018, Secretary Perdue announced the rules of the program, called “ReConnect,” including how the loans and grants will be awarded to help build broadband infrastructure in rural America.

    On April 20, 2020, USDA announced the Department has received 172 applications for $1.57 billion in Round Two of the ReConnect Program. The second round will enable USDA to implement innovative new solutions to rural connectivity by leveraging financial options with our partners and continuing the success of the first round of funding. The application window for Round Two closed on April 15.

    In Round One of the ReConnect Program, USDA invested $698 million to bring high-speed broadband e-Connectivity to approximately 167,000 households, 17,000 rural small businesses and farms, and more than 500 health care centers, educational facilities and critical community facilities located in 33 states. To learn more about individual investments, read USDA’s Broadband ReConnect Program report (PDF, 4 MB).

    USDA received 11 Round Two ReConnect Program applications that are eligible for the $100 million Congress allocated to the program through the CARES Act.

    To learn more about ReConnect Program eligibility, technical assistance and recent announcements, visit www.usda.gov/reconnect.

    USDA Rural Development provides loans and grants to help expand economic opportunities and create jobs in rural areas. This assistance supports infrastructure improvements; business development; housing; community facilities such as schools, public safety and health care; and high-speed internet access in rural areas. For more information, visit www.rd.usda.gov.

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