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Communications Labor Union Ranks Broadband Projects

The report evaluated projects on transparency, labor standards and digital equity.

Teralyn Whipple

Teralyn Whipple

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Communications Labor Union Ranks Broadband Projects
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July 26, 2024 – Communications and media labor union, Communications Workers of America, published a ranking of 14 county-level broadband projects funded by the American Rescue Plan Act’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds on Thursday.

The projects, which span 10 states, were evaluated on public transparency, labor standards and digital equity, including the counties’ ability to drive additional funding from private companies and the affordability of resulting broadband services. 

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