Author: Senator Jon Tester

Tester Secures Nearly $12 Million for High Speed Internet Deployment in Western Montana through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Funding to install 137 miles of broadband fiber, serve 42 communities around Sapphire Mountains As a direct result of his bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), U.S. Senator Jon Tester today secured $11,756,500 in funding from the National Telecommunications Information Administration’s (NTIA) “Middle Mile Program” to install 137 miles of new middle mile broadband fiber […]

After Tester’s Push, Montanans Will Finally Have More Accurate High-Speed Internet Connectivity Maps

New interactive maps will allow Montanans to search for their home coverage and lodge an agency complaint if it is inaccurate After a sustained push for transparency from U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Montanans can finally access increasingly accurate maps of their own high-speed internet coverage. Montanans will be able to use a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) […]