U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock were on hand Friday at a local fiber optics facility to announce a job expansion to increase broadband internet access in Georgia.
The Norcross-based firm OFS will add 100 jobs as part of the expansion, which was made possible by $1.3 billion in federal funding allocated to Georgia as part of the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program within the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
“I’m so proud to be here today to celebrate our efforts to bridge the digital divide in Georgia by investing more than $1 billion in expanding broadband and strengthening access to affordable high-speed internet across the country,” Warnock said.
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