Windstream Wins $8.5M in Ga. Broadband Funds

Georgia tagged nearly $15 million for broadband expansion in a second round of Capital Projects Fund grants, Gov. Brian Kemp (R) said Monday. The preliminary grant awards are meant to connect more than 3,500 locations, the governor’s office said. Windstream received more than $8.5 million combined for projects in three counties. Georgia city Colquitt got the rest, winning nearly $6.3 million for a project in Miller County.