$8M Awarded to Guam Telecom Company to Expand Broadband Internet Service
Some exciting news was recently released which states local Guam telecommunications company IT&E was awarded $8 million in funding by the federal government to improve and provide more broadband internet services around the Mariana Islands. The funding was part of the national recovery act and was provided by the U.S. Department of Technology Opportunities Program. According to the news IT&E will use the funds to improve the company’s network infrastructure and backbone connectivity so access to the rest of the Internet around the globe from within Guam will be greatly improved.
Improvements to Guam’s network connectivity to the rest of the world and Internet is something everyone on Guam will benefit from because it gives residents of the island better access to streaming content, interactive media, real-time video applications and much more.
