HONOLULU, Aug. 4 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release:
The Office of the Governor and the University of Hawaiʻi today announced that deployment of $149.5-million in federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) projects is set to begin to bring reliable high-speed internet connections to Hawaiʻi's most rural and underserved communities. This effort marks a major milestone in the state's ongoing initiative to provide universal access to affordable broadband internet on every island.
Hawaiʻi has finalized a contract with Hawaiian Telcom to deliver fiber-optic service to approximately 5,800 homes that currently lack modern broadband access. The effort, coordinated by the University of Hawai&#...