Rural Roosevelt County To Get Broadband

Farmers and ranchers in rural parts of Roosevelt County are finally getting broadband. The United States Department of Agriculture's state director traveled to Portales Tuesday to present a $12.3 million dollar certificate of obligation to the board of directors of the Roosevelt Telephone Cooperative for construction of a broadband system serving western Roosevelt County. When completed the broadband service will give farmers and ranchers in the area access to up-to-the-minute commodity and weather information. AP

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