The Maryland Broadband Cooperative (MdBC) was created in 2006 when elected leaders from all parts of Rural Maryland came together to address the frequent concerns they heard from citizens across the state about the lack of affordable and reliable internet services in their communities.
The purpose of MdBC has been clear from day one: bring world class internet services to the most rural and underserved places in Maryland. Through state and federal funding, MdBC was able to build a middle mile fiber network on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Southern Maryland, and Western Maryland.
MdBC currently has 79 members of which are internet service providers, government entities, Health Care providers, institutions of higher education, electric cooperatives, and other strategic partners who have a desire to see broadband expansion in Rural Maryland.
