The Rock Port Telephone Company received a $15,783,423 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service on September 12, 2022 to support broadband and telecommunications services through September 12, 2024.
The grant funding will support the Rock Port Cablevision division of Rock Port Telephone Company in delivering distance learning and telemedicine projects under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855). Specifically, the grant aims 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 in rural Rock Port, Missouri. The two-year grant period will allow Rock Port Cablevision to enhance broadband and telecommunications infrastructure to better serve residents, schools and healthcare providers in the local rural community.
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