Pilot broadband cost overrun grant

The Millry Telephone Co Inc., doing business as Millry Communications, received a $2,241,933 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service on March 29, 2023. The grant funding will support the delivery of broadband internet access and telemedicine services to rural areas of Millry, Alabama through March 29, 2025.

Specifically, the grant funds will help address cost overruns associated with Millry Communications' efforts to expand broadband and distance learning/telemedicine projects under the USDA's Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program. This federal program aims to improve access to telemedicine and distance learning technologies for educational and healthcare benefits in rural communities through projects that deploy telecom networks and related advanced technologies. The grant award will assist Millry Communications in completing its initiative to provide improved connectivity and access to services for Alabama residents in underserved rural regions.