|
Posted: 12:38 AM Aug 5, 2010
$66 million broadband grant coming to Morgan, Scott, McCreary
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that it was awarding a $66 million grant to a Morgan County-based telecommunication company.
Reporter: Nick Bona Email Address: nick.bona@wvlt-tv.com |
|
0 Comments
Font Size:
MORGAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that it was awarding a $66 million grant to a Morgan County-based telecommunication company.
Highland Telephone Cooperative will use the $66,489,162 in economic stimulus funds to provide state-of-the-art communication services and broadband infrastructure in Morgan and Scott Counties as well as McCreary County, Kentucky.
The project will benefit about 52,000 people, 1,800 businesses and 100 other community institutions. It is expected to create scores of jobs over the next several years.
Related Links
More Stories
- Family speaks out about 10-million dollar lawsuit against trooper
14 Comments - Several more animals found alive in condemned Knox Co. house
13 Comments - Crossing the line; social networking at work
3 Comments - Synthetic pot; the new drug sweeping East Tennessee
3 Comments - Bullet hits Cocke Co. school bus carrying kids
3 Comments - Sheriff: Facebook spat led to shooting deaths
3 Comments
Looking For A Business?
| Powered: Local.com |
| Popular Searches |
Stock Indexes
- .DJI
- 12856.63
- -27.32
- -0.21%
- .INX
- 1346.50
- -3.46
- -0.26%
- .IXIC
- 2911.79
- -4.07
- -0.14%
- NYA
- 8052.60
- -30.38
- -0.38%
Enter Ticker Symbal to get quote:
Quotes updated every 15 minutes
Quotes updated every 15 minutes
Stock Quotes
KnoxvilleLaw.TV
