Kan. Awards Nearly $30M for Faster Internet
Kansas awarded $28.5 million for high-speed internet infrastructure through the state’s Lasting Infrastructure and Network Connectivity (LINC) program, Gov. Laura Kelly (D) said Wednesday. It will fund projects bringing users at least 100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload speeds,…
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as well as middle mile and an internet exchange point, the governor’s office said. Connected Nation received a $5 million grant, with a $2.6 million match, for an internet exchange point in Sedgwick, Kansas. The largest broadband infrastructure awards went to local entities, including $4.2 million to KwiKom, $3.9 million to IdeaTek and $3 million to the Prairie Band Pottawatomi Nation. On Monday, Kelly said the state awarded $5 million in Kansas broadband acceleration grants to eight ISPs that will add $6.6 million in matching funds. The biggest recipients were Kansas ISPs KwiKom ($1.4 million) and IdeaTek ($1 million).