Phase 2 of broadband internet access moving forward

Phase 2 of broadband internet access moving forward

Communities in the East Central, North East, South Central and Southeast parts of Lee County will receive high-speed broadband coverage in the second phase of the expansion projects. In Monday’s meeting, the Lee County Commission voted to move forward with the next phase of the Lee County Broadband Expansion Grant program. Up to $3.4 million …

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Verónica Melesse Vergara, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Verónica Melesse Vergara, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Introducing the Knox News 40 Under 40 class of 2023 Knox News is proud to reveal the 40 Under 40 class of 2023, presented by the Lincoln Memorial University School of Business. Verónica G. Melesse Vergara, 37, Group Leader, System Acceptance & User Environment, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Verónica Melesse Vergara leads a team that …

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Average Mississippi school internet speeds 20 times slower than neighboring states, watchdog says | Mississippi-today

Average Mississippi school internet speeds 20 times slower than neighboring states, watchdog says | Mississippi-today

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Tribes get $24M federal grant

Tribes get M federal grant

The Choctaw Nation, Cherokee Nation and College of the Muscogee Nation received a total of $24.1 million in federal assistance grants for education initiatives and high-speed internet. The awards issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture were announced Tuesday by Kenneth Corn, state director for the USDA’s Rural Development agency. Most of the funding, $22.3 …

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Commission to reworkLoachapoka Broadband Internet project

Commission to reworkLoachapoka Broadband Internet project

The Lee County Commission will rescope the Loachapoka broadband project after learning that some areas in the plan have already been served. Three grants for broadband Internet expansion projects were approved at a previous meeting, including a $345,000 grant that would go to Point Broadband for the Loachapoka Region. However, it was recently brought to …

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