BOWDOINHAM — Bowdoinham is applying for a ConnectMe Infrastructure grant to bring high-speed fiber-optic internet to town.
The town will look for about $90,000 from ConnectMe, an organization that works to spread high-speed internet to underserved parts of the state, to complete the project.
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The town has close to 200 homes that have little to no access to high-speed internet. Utilities aren’t often willing to expand service to rural towns because of the high cost of investment to spread service to relatively few residents.
Officials are looking to install fiber and get the grant without using taxpayer money. Selectmen set aside $355,000 in tax increment funding, while the technology company will contribute about $130,000. The grant application period opens up at the end of the month.
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