Delaware, a state with a population of just less than a million people, wants to become the first state to connect every home and business. As part of this effort, the state is giving $56 million to three companies. Delaware is giving $56 million to Comcast, Verizon and Mediacom as part of an initiative to connect every residence and business to high-speed Internet. The state announced the news late last week in a release. Comcast will receive the lion’s share of the money at $33.1 million. Verizon and Mediacom will receive $11.8 million and $11.1 million, respectively. The funds come from the American Rescue Plan Act and the bipartisan infrastructure bill. The plan is for the three companies to spend the next three years building wired broadband infrastructure to 11,600 homes and businesses. The infrastructure will deliver speeds of 100 Mbps/20 Mbps.
https://www.govtech.com/network/delaware-takes-56m-step-toward-universal-broadband
