Project Grant CLSS00000075909

United Communications, Inc. was awarded a $1.578 million Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants federal program (CFDA 10.855). The grant will support the delivery of broadband internet services to improve access to distance learning and telemedicine programs for residents of Chapel Hill, Tennessee through March 2025. As a for-profit organization, United Communications will work with its parent company, United Telephone Co. doing business as United Communications, also a for-profit entity, to expand broadband infrastructure and connectivity in the rural region using telecommunications technologies. The Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program aims to encourage improved access to educational and healthcare services using telecommunications for those living in rural areas.