东德克萨斯州政府理事会入选达拉斯联储宽带建设计划
East Texas Council of Governments selected for the Dallas Fed's Broadband Buildout Initiative
东德克萨斯州政府理事会入选达拉斯联储宽带建设计划，参与扩大第十一联邦储备区互联网接入的工作。该理事会位于德克萨斯州基尔戈尔，已为其 14 个县辖区内网络服务不足或未覆盖地区开发 65 个独立宽带项目，并计划将参与计划所得经验用于德州农村项目。达拉斯联储不直接提供资金或技术支持，而是与 Connect Humanity 合作，为入选社区团体对接外部技术指导和资金。
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October 01, 2024
DALLAS—East Texas Council of Governments has been selected to participate in the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ Broadband Buildout Initiative launched this year to expand internet access in the Eleventh District.
The Broadband Buildout Initiative goal is to help close the economic and social gap between those who have reliable access to the internet and those who do not.
Participants were selected by members of the initiative’s independent digital inclusion advisory committee. The Dallas Fed does not participate in selection decisions.
The East Texas Council of Governments is based in Kilgore, Texas, and has developed 65 independent broadband projects for unserved and underserved places in its 14-county jurisdiction. East Texas COG aims to take what it learns from the support of BBI to other projects in rural areas of Texas.
The Dallas Fed does not provide funding or technology support directly through the program. But it does work with nonprofit Connect Humanity to facilitate access to technical guidance and funding from outside sources for the selected community groups. Qualifying projects target less than 100,000 households that face limitations on technical expertise or challenges with financing.
Four communities were selected to participate in the Broadband Buildout Initiative.
For more information, visit: Digital inclusion: Community initiatives - Dallasfed.org
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Media contact:
Jon Prior
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Phone: 214-922-6857
Email: jon.prior@dal.frb.org
来源：达拉斯联储 · 新闻发布 · dallasfed.org