$2.25M Helps Hundreds Of Households To Receive Broadband Access

Catonsville MD

20 May, 2021

11:21 AM

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BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — The county will receive $2.25 million in grants from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development to expand access to rural broadband in Baltimore County. The county and Comcast are expected to extend broadband access to nearly 900 residences across northwest Baltimore County. "We're committed to expanding broadband to every corner of our county and this award is a critical step in providing needed infrastructure and service necessary to expand rural broadband access for Baltimore County families," Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski said. In 2020, Baltimore County was awarded $38,556 in grant funding from the Governor's Office of Rural Broadband for participation in the 2020 Rural Broadband Pilot Program to support 24 residences in northern Baltimore County. The new grant funding, which will be matched by funding from Comcast and the county, will expand the scope of the pilot to an additional 900 residences. Work on this project is expected to begin later this year.