USDA-RD CELEBRATES MAJOR MILESTONE
News Date October 27, 2009
USDA-Rural Development Under Secretary Dallas Tonsager was in Alaska on Saturday celebrating the 60th anniversary of their telecommunications and housing programs. The programs are designed to improve quality of life in rural areas by providing increased connectivity through access to broadband internet and housing assistance to those who are lacking. "The Obama Administration celebrates these great milestones in America's history. Today, we are building on the successes of the past by promoting infrastructure development that helps families, and also deploying new technology like broadband to make rural America a better place in which to live,” Tonsager stated. (By Ethan Mathews, Policy Contact: David Hickey)