Forty million dollars in Nebraska state funds could expand rural broadband to better connect ag businesses and producers who rely on high-tech applications.
Lawmakers advanced a bill that would allocate the money in the form of grants for unserved and underserved areas that have less than 25 megabits-per-second download and 3 megabits-per-second upload speeds.
Curt Friesen, a Republican and farmer from Henderson, says a bill expanding the service would improve farmers’ and ranchers’ bottom line and boost rural economies.
