Freshly Inked Deal to Provide Rural Delaware with Broadband

Delaware offcials and wireless network company Bloosurf have signed a deal expand broadband access in the state. The Delaware Department of Technology and Information (DTI) estimates about 127,000 homes and businesses will benefit from the three-stage project. The state will pay $2 million to add routers at 14 Internet towers and for new fiber-optic lines in Kent and Sussex counties. Delaware will have ownership of the routers for seven years, according to the deal. Once installation is completed sometime in 2021, residents can expect minimum speeds of 15 megabits per second.