Delaware secures $17.4 million to connect entire state to high-speed internet

Delaware is on pace to become the first state with universal high-speed internet access, thanks to $17.4 million in federal money. State officials announced construction will begin in late spring to build infrastructure in the remaining areas without internet access or government-funded services. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long (D-DE) and the Delaware Department of Technology and Information Delaware Broadband Office announced on January 14 that construction will begin in June to connect more than 5,700 homes and businesses that lack reliable internet service. "Most of the homes and businesses to be connected with these funds are in our state’s rural areas, and they have been living a different life than the rest of us in terms of being able to use the internet for work, school, healthcare and entertainment,” Gov Hall-Long said.