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Posts Tagged ‘rural broadband’

Building Community Internet in the Clearfork Valley

By Kevin Ridder | January 13, 2021 | 0

The Southern Connected Communities Project is working to bring high-speed internet to Clairfield, Tenn., and other underserved rural areas.

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Cooperative Connectivity: Some Electric Co-ops Aim to Meet the Broadband Challenge

By Kevin Ridder | December 23, 2020 | 0
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Nearly a quarter of rural Americans don’t have access to reliable high-speed internet. Powell Valley Electric Cooperative and others are working to change this.

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Two WV Counties to Get Connected with Broadband Grant

By AV's Intern Team | February 21, 2020 | 0

West Virginia’s Tyler and Wetzel counties received approximately $5.6 million in federal funds to support the development of rural broadband internet access.

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Community-owned Broadband Expands Rural Opportunities

By Lorelei Goff | April 8, 2019 | 0
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The Southern Connected Communities Project is helping rural communities build locally owned and operated wireless broadband infrastructure.

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Bringing Rural Areas Up to (Internet) Speed

By AV's Intern Team | October 11, 2017 | 0

A Tennessee electric cooperative and a Kentucky municipal utility are working to replace the outdated internet infrastructure in rural communities.

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Tennessee Broadband Law Brings Opportunities and Restrictions

By Elizabeth E. Payne | June 15, 2017 | 2

A new Tennessee law will provide $45 million in grants and tax credits for private companies to subsidize the buildout of rural fiber networks. It also allows rural electric cooperatives to provide broadband.

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