Public Works Board awards additional $1 million to broadband project in Island County (WA)

Whidbey Telephone Company in Island County received an additional $1,031,757 to expand reliable, high‑speed broadband access for unserved or underserved households and businesses. The Washington State Public Works Board awarded the funds after previously allocated Coronavirus Capital Project Fund dollars were returned from earlier projects. This new award follows a separate $758,553 grant from a different funding cycle, bringing the total project investment to $1,790,310. The funding will support construction of a fiber‑to‑the‑home network in areas throughout Coupeville that currently lack access to high‑speed internet. The project is expected to directly serve about 144 homes and locations. In total, the PWB has awarded more than $6.1 million to new broadband projects funded with American Rescue Plan Act resources.