Broadband Opportunity Program brings high-speed internet to underserved Floridians

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ILTON, Fla. — Governor Ron DeSantis announced today broadband projects that will serve parts of Southwest Florida that have gone without it, connecting online users to low lag time.

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he Broadband Opportunity Grant Program, administered by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, awarded more than $144 million dollars to 41 counties and will serve 160,000 residential, educational, business and community locations. A

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cording to the DeSantis administration, the SWFL communities that will see changes include: B

okeelia ($63,311) — to add 1.1 miles of fiber optic cable to provide FTTH services to 110 unserved locations within Lee County with minimum symmetrical download and upload speeds

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