Reconnect 100% grant infrastructure investments and jobs act

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $9,472,875 Project Grant to Pembroke Telephone Co Inc., a for-profit woman-owned small business in Georgia, under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The funding will support infrastructure investments and job creation to expand high-speed broadband access in rural, underserved areas around Pembroke. Key products and services to be delivered include the deployment of broadband networks, installation of fiber optic and ethernet cabling, procurement of networking equipment, and the provision of retail broadband services to residences, businesses, schools, libraries, and healthcare facilities. This award builds on Pembroke Telephone Co Inc.'s prior federal grant funding of over $16 million from the Rural Utilities Service between 2019-2023 to support rural broadband infrastructure and economic development projects in the region.