The Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded Arkansas Telephone Company, Inc. an $11.9 million Project Grant under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The two-year award will support the delivery of broadband services to rural communities in Clinton, Arkansas through June 2024. Specifically, grant funds will be used to encourage and improve the use of telemedicine, telecommunications, computer networks, and related advanced technologies to provide educational and medical benefits through distance learning and telemedicine projects for people living in rural areas served by Arkansas Telephone Company. The award aims to expand access to such services for residents who might otherwise lack viable options due to the lack of urban or suburban infrastructure in their communities.
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