Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb is announcing the allotment of $22 million in state funds to help deploy broadband infrastructure in 12 Indiana counties.
The Bean Blossom region of Monroe County is included in the build and is expected to be completed by the end of 2020.
In addition to taxpayer dollars, telecom providers will put forward $14 million for a total investment of over $35 million.
The funds will be headed to areas currently classified as un-served. The state defines those areas without having a single provider offering internet fast enough to provide at least 10 megabits per second of download speed and one megabit per second of upload speed.
The state’s Office of Community and Rural Affairs received applications for 64 projects.
