Broadband expansion impacting communities for the better
Pearl River County, Miss. (WXXV)- Broadband expansion is moving forward in parts of rural Mississippi, in Pearl River County the impact could be big. Faster internet could mean safer…
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Governor Reeves provides digital footprint update
Governor Tate Reeves held a press conference today to provide updates on the Office of Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi created by the 2022 legislature. At the direction of…
Mississippi Senate passes legislation increasing broadband connectivity, accessibility
Jackson, Miss. — The Mississippi Senate approved a bill today which would expand connectivity and accessibility of reliable, high-speed internet across the state. Senate Bill 2798 allows energy companies to lease “dark fiber,” or fiber deployed along power grids currently unused…
Legislature Dedicates $275M in Federal COVID-19 Funds to Rural Broadband, Distance Learning Programs
Jackson, Miss. — Rural broadband expansion and K-12 distance learning initiatives will receive almost a fourth of the Coronavirus Relief Fund, under a package appropriated by the Mississippi Legislature. Mississippi received $1.25 billion in unallocated federal aid to soften the pandemic’s…
Bill proposes $50M to expand broadband access for students
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Legislation in the Mississippi House proposes using $50 million of the state’s federal coronavirus relief funding to improve broadband access for students in underserved areas during the pandemic. “These kids have…
FCC broadband map discrepancy areas see up to 62 percent variation
Southern District Public Service Commissioner Sam Britton is taking a stand against a recent report published by the FCC. In the FCC’s recent broadband coverage map for Mississippi, 72 percent of Mississippians were said to have access to broadband. After…
Broadband Initiative Gains Momentum
Add Harrison County to the governing bodies that have hopped on the broadband bandwagon.
Masters Class Studies Broadband Proposal
We’ve been hearing about bringing ultra-high speed internet to the Coast for months now, laying fiber optic cables from Waveland to Pascagoula.
Gulf Coast Broadband Initiative
The city of D’iberville joins Biloxi and Gulfport in an effort to bring ultra-high speed internet service Coast wide.