East Texas Council of Governments selected for the Dallas Fed's Broadband Buildout Initiative

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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: [email protected]

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