[Vision2020] Rural wireless?

[Chris Storhok]

All,
First Step, in conjunction with Latah County Rural Development Services
received three grants from the USDA Rural Utility Services
Community-Oriented Connectivity Broadband Grant Program for Bovill, Deary,
and Potlatch.  Under the terms of the grant the libraries, schools, city
halls/community centers, and Fire/Ambulance services are provided with
computers and other hardware to bring broad-band high speed internet service
to their operations.  Each community will have at least ten public access
computers that are free and easy to access.  First Step spent a lot of man
hours preparing the applications and was able to secure these grants from a
highly competitive grant program.  The backbone that will be installed will
provide a lot of rural residents with access to broadband services.  First
Step, and Latah County, should be congratulated for this effort as this
project demonstrates that government and business can cooperate to serve
each other's need.  First Step has been an extremely positive force for the
Latah County community and should be commended for their work and
dedication.
 
Chris Storhok    

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Tom et. al.

Yes, well, I, at least, did respond to this development on V2020.  Satellite
Internet can be great, but expensive.  I suspect First Steps wireless high
speed Internet is cheaper than the satellite Internet options available.

As I wrote earlier on V2020:

I may become a First Step customer if they can provide high speed wireless
Internet beamed to my location in rural Latah County.  Apparently they are
working on this.

Ted Moffett 

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