Shoshone County eyes broadband
A microwave tower installed on Lookout Pass by J and R Electronics.
Shoshone News-Press file photo
WALLACE — Many rural areas in America struggle to get broadband internet services, but there is currently a push to get services in place.
“The federal government recognizes broadband as a crucial infrastructure and it’s moving in that direction so that broadband is something communities have to have on the same level as water, sewer and electricity,” said Colleen Rosson, Shoshone County economic development and county grants administrator.
She said bringing broadband to the Silver Valley has been something county officials and residents have been trying to do.
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