U.S. Governors taking steps to connect their residents

Bowling Green, Kentucky (February 2, 2023) –This past year was a landmark for closing the Digital Divide across the United States. On December 31, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). According to FCC.gov, this program will serve as a “$14.2 billion successor program to the Emergency Broadband Benefit, which helped almost 9 million afford …

Digital Divide Continues to Be Hot Topic across Missouri

The following was published by GrowingAmerica on March 20, 2019 It was contributed by the Missouri Department of Agriculture  National and state leaders came together for three events this month centered around one of the biggest issues facing rural Missourians – broadband access. Governor Parson joined with the Missouri Department of Economic Development on Friday, March 1 for a conference on …