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Senator Gillibrand announces legislation to bring broadband connections to rural areas

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand stood before a crowd at the Fonda-Fultonville Elementary School on Thursday and said, "reliable fast internet service isn’t a luxury anymore, it’s actually a necessity."

Gillibrand announced the Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act (B-CROP Act). The bipartisan bill was introduced by Gillibrand and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and would make grant funding available for rural broadband projects in high-need areas to be awarded in combination with the current loan funding available through federal Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service.

By MORGAN FRISCH

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