The Colorado Sun: Colorado’s plan to make sure 99% of residents in the state have reliable, fast and affordable internet got the final boost it needed: $826.5 million. The Biden administration said Tuesday it approved how Colorado plans to use the federal funds to get the job done.

“We are so thrilled to be the eighth state to be approved,” Gov. Jared Polis said Tuesday during a news conference. “It’s just such a fundamental building block of so many services and our economy, where it is today and even more so in the future.”

Like many states, Colorado has struggled to get internet service to 100% of its households, mainly because private companies that have spent decades building the infrastructure will only do so if it’s profitable. Rural areas where houses are miles apart from towns and neighbors are costly to reach. The state has awarded small grants and loans to internet providers to offset costs and that’s helped get the state to 91.9% covered.

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