States weigh in as feds prepare to spend billions on broadband for remote areas

The need for speed

With the state’s help, an increasing number of residents in rural Washington County in Down East Maine are using high-speed Internet connections to run their blueberry farms and lobster fleets, educate their children and communicate with doctors from remote areas.

Daniel C. Vock, Stateline.org Staff Writer

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