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West Virginia surpasses more than half of Justice’s $1 billion investment goal for broadband expansion

1/18/2023

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It’s been “a landmark year” for broadband expansion in West Virginia, according to state officials.

Kelly Workman, director of the state Economic Development Broadband Office, told state lawmakers Tuesday the state is halfway toward its $1 billion investment goal.

“Our total funding investment that we are tracking in West Virginia is now at $548 million so we are well on our way to achieving the governor’s $1 billion broadband investment strategy quite possibly within the next year or two,” Workman told members of the Joint Committee on Technology.

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