Broadband infrastructure getting a major boost in Mercer County. The Viola Home Telephone Company has been awarded a $3.3 million USDA loan to extend 104 miles of fiber cable.
The company’s Jay Barton says the USDA funding will also provide supporting equipment to deliver enhanced telecommunication services to customers.
In April, Viola Home Telephone Company was awarded a $200,000 TIF incentive from the City of Aledo to extend fiber cable along Illinois Route 17.