$342 million
The amount that the Federal Communications Commission has allocated to providing high-speed Internet to rural Louisianans over the next 10 years. A dozen companies won bids in Louisiana during the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, with Elon Musk’s SpaceX receiving $26.6 million to establish Internet for 29,171 locations across the state.
The amount that the Federal Communications Commission has allocated to providing high-speed Internet to rural Louisianans over the next 10 years. A dozen companies won bids in Louisiana during the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, with Elon Musk’s SpaceX receiving $26.6 million to establish Internet for 29,171 locations across the state. (The Advocate — December 7, 2020)
