A remote Maryland island finally gets high-speed internet

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Headline: Smith Island is among the most rural pockets of the country that still lack broadband connectivity.
Article: Since 2023, the state has received more than $267 million in federal funding through the Biden-era “internet for all” initiative to bring high-speed connections to the roughly 0.5 percent of Marylanders who don’t have access. Now, after a $2 million effort to bring high-speed internet and 5G cell service to all 202 residents of Smith Island was completed on Wednesday, one of Maryland’s most remote communities is fully connected.
Date: September 25, 2025
Read More: Washingtonpost.com

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