WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release: The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today has approved and recommended for award an application from Maine, allowing the state to request access to more than $5.7 million to implement its Digital Equity Plan. This funding comes from the $1.44 billion State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Progr  more