Extreme Networks’ Ethernet solutions, including its BlackDiamond Ethernet transport switches and certain Summit Series Ethernet switches, are now listed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Telecommunications Program as acceptable for deployment by companies using USDA Rural Utilities Service (RUS) funding to build networks.
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Extreme's BlackDiamond Ethernet Switches Gain RUS Certification
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