During their spring meeting March 20 and 21, Blandin Foundation trustees voted to extend the organization’s decade of work in rural broadband another two years (through 2016) and allocate $1.5 million more for community broadband grants.
“We see every day what local leaders can do to address very significant and complex challenges,” said Dr. Kathleen Annette, CEO and president of Blandin Foundation. “When it comes to broadband, our role is on the people side of the equation, working with community leaders as they plan for their community’s access to — and use of — high-speed Internet so critical work and life today. Broadband clearly has become the indispensable infrastructure of our time, and rural communities must be part of that picture.”
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