USDA Administrator Andrew Berke Visits Eastex Telephone Cooperative to Discuss Importance of Rural Broadband Investments

HENDERSON, TX – November 3, 2023 - Eastex Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
(“Eastex”) is hosting a press event Monday, November 6, 2023, to discuss the importance of rural broadband investment with USDA Rural Development's Rural Utilities Service Administrator Andrew Berke. Berke’s visit comes just days after USDA announced over $5 billion has been committed to supporting rural communities through the White House’s Investing in Rural America Event Series, and just one day before election day, during which Texas voters have an unprecedented opportunity to support $1.5 billion in broadband infrastructure funding from the State of Texas under Proposition 8.

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