GVTC exec will help bring more broadband access to rural Texas - San Antonio Business Journal:

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Robert Hunt, vice president of regulatoryu affairs and corporate developmenttfor GVTC, has been named to the Texa Broadband Task Force. This is a newly createcd group made up of representatives from the Officde ofthe Governor, the Texas the Public Utility Commission and Texas Department of The task force is charged with helpinhg the Public Utility Commission and the Texas Department of Agriculture develop strategies for investing funds from the Americab Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Congress earmarkec $7.2 billion to help rural communities gain broadbandInternegt access.
The Texas Department of Agriculture issued a requesft for proposals in June from companieds that could provide broadband mappint forthe state. “I anticipatd that the $7.2 billion appropriated by the Recoveryy Act and efforts of the Texass Broadband Task Force working in conjunction with the TDA will expand accessa to unserved and underserved communitiesacross Texas,” says Hunt, who also serve s on the Texas Telephone Association board of “Texas must strive to deliver connections to rural customersa while working to understanx why some people in areas wher e broadband is available aren’t signin g up for it.
” Smithsoh Valley-based GVTC serves rural residents livinfg in the Texas Hill Country. The telephone cooperative marketsx voice, high-speed Internet, digital cablde television and home security monitoring serviceas on behalfof 32,009 members. www.mygvtc.com