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One Maryland Broadband Network Completed

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STEVENSVILLE, Md. (AP) - Maryland officials announced the completion of the One Maryland Broadband Network.

Gov. Martin O'Malley, Sen. Barbara Mikulski and Howard County Executive Ken Ulman made the announcement today at Kent Island High School.

The broadband network project connects more than 1,066 community anchor institutions. Those include schools, police facilities, libraries, colleges and universities with 1,321 new miles of fiber.

The project has been a partnership among federal, state and local communities.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.