Montana telecoms question grant process

Within the next two months, two federal agencies will decide who receives millions of dollars in federal grants or loans to build new broadband infrastructure to enhance high-speed Internet service in rural Montana.

Bresnan Communications, seeking a $70 million award to build a network that links Montana’s Indian reservations and points in between, believes the agencies have created a “fair, open process,” said Shawn Beqaj, vice president of communications for Bresnan.

Rural telecom providers in Montana that oppose the Bresnan application aren’t so sure.

By MIKE DENNISON Gazette State Bureau

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