Maryland County, Declaration Networks Group Announce Public/Private Partnership to Eliminate Digital Divide

Garrett County, Maryland, and Declaration Networks Group (DNG) signed a long-term agreement establishing funding for deployment of a broadband network infrastructure to deliver high-speed Internet services to more than 3,000 unserved or underserved homes and businesses, a DNG news release said. The initiative was jointly developed by Garrett County and the Appalachian Regional Commission, which both committed grant funding to the project, the release said. DNG was selected as the private industry partner by the county through a competitive bid process, it said. DNG will begin its network deployment later this year, the release said.