It's part of $35.3 million of funds announced to expand broadband to an additional 15,022 homes in the next decade, according to a news release from the Federal Communications Commission.
A nationwide effort aims to connect more than 700,000 rural homes and businesses to broadband by 2030 at a cost of nearly $1.5 billion.
AMG Technology Investment Group is receiving the funding, and must connect 40 percent of the homes or businesses within three years and cover at least an additional 20 percent of homes in each county in every additional year up to the sixth year.
Locally, more than half those properties will be in Hancock County, with 3,216 locations. Some $9.4 million has been allocated there.
Peoria County will have 1,346 spaces that benefit from the program, with $2.7 million of funding. Marshall County will see 554 parcels covered with $1.1 million in funds, and Stark County will have 635 properties connected with $1.3 million.
Henry County will have 593 sites affected with $1.3 million in funds, and Knox County will see 55 spaces benefiting with $236,754 spent.
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