The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $6,160,331 Project Grant to Decatur Telephone Co under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The grant will support Decatur Telephone Company's efforts to expand broadband infrastructure and connectivity in Decatur, Mississippi through September 2024. As the awardee, Decatur Telephone Co will leverage the funding to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas currently lacking sufficient access, in alignment with program goals. The ReConnect Program aims to reduce the digital divide by providing loans, grants, and funding combinations to telecommunications carriers and broadband service providers for broadband buildout.