Mayor Dr. Ken Moore Announces at State of the City Address Franklin The City of Franklin is excited to announce Google Fiber is coming to Franklin for its high-speed broadband internet service. Posted by: Google Fiber from: Google Fiber Comes to Franklin On Wednesday, May 24, 2022, Mayor Dr. Ken Moore announced an agreement […]
ABOVE: A map from the FCC shows areas in yellow where there are major gaps in broadband availability. Darker blue means faster speeds. U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) announced Tuesday that Tennessee will be one of eight states included in a new National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) project to expand and update the National […]
Source: The rural broadband divide: An urgent national problem that we can solve – Microsoft on the Issues
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One of the most remote towns in the United States will receive its first taste of broadband internet via Melting Arctic Ice Makes High-Speed Internet a Reality in a Remote Town.
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Source: Senate Passes Less Speedy Rural Broadband Bill – Memphis Daily News
Gov. Bill Haslam is poised to announce the second piece of his 2017 agenda Thursday. Source: Gov. Haslam outlines broadband initiative Link to one pager.
Source: View From the Hill: Cooperatives Ready to Fill Broadband Void – Memphis Daily News
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“Today in Chicago, we officially kicked off our sixth Internet Essentials back-to-school season with the release of a five year progress report on Internet Essentials. It was symbolic, as five years ago in Chicago, Comcast started on a journey to help close the digital divide for low-income families in America with the launch of our […]
“Access from AT&T” is an Affordable Wireline Home Internet Option For Low-Income Households Source: AT&T Setting Out to Connect More U.S. Residents to the Internet
Now, public housing and HUD-assisted residents living in Comcast’s service area are eligible to apply for Internet Essentials, the company’s acclaimed, high-speed Internet adoption program for low-income families. Source: Comcast and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Announce National Initiative to Connect Low-Income Americans to the Internet at Home
Source: Broadband Study Finds 13 Percent of Tennesseans Without Access – TN.Gov