Reauthorizes the Community Connect Grant Program, enhancing broadband speed requirements and extending the program's duration.
The Community Connect Grant Program Act of 2026 amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to reauthorize the Community Connect Grant Program. It increases the minimum broadband speed requirement from 1-Mbps to 3-Mbps, and from 10-Mbps to 25-Mbps for rural areas. The program's duration is extended from 2023 to 2031. The bill also modifies eligibility criteria to include areas with future broadband service commitments.
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