States Spend Pandemic Funding on Broadband

Vermont awarded more than $4 million in broadband grants using federal COVID-19 relief funding, the Department of Public Service said Tuesday. The largest grants were $1.9 million to Tilson and nearly $1 million to Topsham Telephone, both for fiber projects. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) said Wednesday the state will spend $30 million of federal pandemic relief for broadband in underserved areas.