堪萨斯州艾奇逊县布朗县与马歇尔县获260多万美元宽带补助：258户企业与家庭将接通网络
位于美国中部的堪萨斯州州长劳拉·凯利（Laura Kelly）10月28日宣布，该州新一批宽带加速补助中，艾奇逊县、布朗县与马歇尔县合计获得260多万美元，用于为258户企业与家庭接通高速网络。
具体分配为：彩虹通信（Rainbow Communications）获得61.4万多美元，为艾奇逊县与布朗县的104户企业与家庭提供连接；蓝谷科技（Blue Valley Technologies）获得近180万美元，服务马歇尔县154户。
这批补助是堪萨斯州总额1290万美元宽带加速补助计划的一部分，另有近1400万美元私人与地方投资配套。本站10月22日已报道该计划在全州44个乡村县层面的总体安排，本篇为东北部三县的具体落地金额。州政府表示，扩大农村宽带接入有助于远程工作、远程医疗、教育与小企业经营。
来源：GSM·美国
Kansas: Atchison, Brown and Marshall Counties Receive Over $2.6 Million in Broadband Grants to Connect 258 Homes and Businesses
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced on October 28 that Atchison, Brown and Marshall counties will receive more than $2.6 million in state Broadband Acceleration Grants to connect 258 businesses and homes.
Rainbow Communications will receive more than $614,000 to connect 104 businesses and homes in Atchison and Brown counties, while Blue Valley Technologies will be awarded nearly $1.8 million to serve 154 businesses and homes in Marshall County.
The awards are part of a $12.9 million statewide broadband initiative, supplemented by nearly $14 million in private and local investment. GSM reported the program's statewide rollout across 44 rural counties on October 22; this story covers the specific awards for the three northeastern Kansas counties. State officials say the program supports remote work, telehealth, education and business activity in rural areas.
Source: GSM News
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
图片来源：堪萨斯州议会大厦，托皮卡 / Kansas State Capitol, Topeka
