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  "publishedAt": "2025-08-11T22:36:35.000Z",
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    "_announced_",
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    "_2,100 unserved residents and businesses._",
    "_broader initiative to connect rural_",
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  "textContent": "WASHINGTON, August 11, 2025 – High-speed internet is finally coming to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.\n\nThe City of Placerville, Calif., located about 45 miles northeast of Sacramento, _announced_ on Aug. 8 that it will break ground on its $20.2 million Fiber-Optic Broadband Project.\n\nThe taxpayer-funded effort is supported by the California Public Utilities Commission through the Last Mile Federal Funding Account – a broadband grant program established in 2021.\n\n\n\n_****There's a whole community behind your FREE membership...****_\n\n Join the Community! \n\nOnce completed, the project will provide broadband connectivity to more than _2,100 unserved residents and businesses._\n\n“We are thrilled to break ground on a project that will redefine how our community connects to the world,” said Placerville Mayor **John Clerici**. “This is not just about faster internet; it’s about economic opportunity, educational access, public safety and improved quality of life for our residents.”\n\nPlacerville’s fiber project is part of California’s _broader initiative to connect rural_ and underserved areas to the internet.\n\nThe city received a funding recommendation in August 2024, followed by an official vote of approval by CPUC Commissioners _in September 2024._\n\nThe groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 14, at 10 a.m.",
  "title": "Placerville to Break Ground on $20.2 million Fiber-Optic Broadband Project",
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