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Nebraska Broadband Expansion Bill Signed

Nebraska Broadband Expansion Bill Signed

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Nebraska will provide twenty million dollars a year in grant funding to help expand broadband service across the state.
Governor Pete Ricketts signed the expansion bill Wednesday and says there are broadband gaps to fill….

Ricketts says there are places in rural Nebraska where broadband can make a difference…

Senator Mike Hilgers of Lincoln says he has used high speed internet to build a business…

Any upgrades built with the grant funding need to have at least one gig speeds up and down.

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