Bridging the Rural-Urban Digital Divide

2021 NACo Achievement Award Winner

Montgomery County, Md., MD

About the Program

Category: Community and Economic Development (Best in Category)

Year: 2021

The Montgomery County Office of Broadband Programs (OBP), in cooperation with the Montgomery County Office of Agriculture (OAG), developed a pilot project with the Sugarland business owners, farmers and residents to aggregate demand for high-speed broadband in their community that did not meet density requirements for buildout from the broadband & cable providers.