{
    "title": "Greene County Broadband Initiative Official Announcement",
    "modified_at": "2023-01-31 16:24:17",
    "published_at": "2022-12-08 05:00:00",
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    "subtitle": "CNX Foundation pledged $1 million to fuel broadband optimization",
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    "body": "<p>On Tuesday, Greene County commissioners announced CNX Foundation&rsquo;s commitment to launch the county&rsquo;s $1 million broadband expansion project. The donation supports Greene County&rsquo;s goal to provide complete internet availability for all residents.&nbsp;</p><p>Aside from advancing the broadband initiative into phase three, the partnership also progresses Greene County&rsquo;s efforts to become the first &lsquo;gig-capable&rsquo; rural county in Pennsylvania. Greene County intends to partner with Kinetic by Windstream to install 31 miles of fiber cable providing high-speed internet to 103 customers in northwestern Greene County.</p><p>&ldquo;CNX&rsquo;s contribution will allow us to pick up the really hard projects,&rdquo; Commission Chairman Mike Belding said of the higher expenses associated with bringing broadband to secluded areas.</p><p>Read more about our involvement in the Observer-Reporter: <a href=\"https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/greene-commissioners-announce-1m-broadband-expansion-project/article_bfe098d4-75b0-11ed-83ca-83bbd0fb0ae5.html\"><u>https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/greene-commissioners-announce-1m-broadband-expansion-project/article_bfe098d4-75b0-11ed-83ca-83bbd0fb0ae5.html</u></a> </p><p>&nbsp;</p>",
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