CIENA’s metro networking solutions have been granted Rural Utilities Service (RUS) Acceptance status by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). This enables independent telephone and utility companies to obtain low-interest financial assistance from the Rural Utilities Service for the purchase and deployment of CIENA’s ONLINE Metro and MetroDirector K2 multiservice platforms in order to help bring broadband services and Internet access to rural areas of the United States.
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CIENA's Metro Networking Granted RUS Acceptance by USDA
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