PALMYRA, Mo. â Northeast Power hosted their regional stakeholder meeting for broadband internet on Friday, bringing together broadband providers, representatives from different industries, and government officials who shared the goals of increasing broadband access for rural Missourians and improving internet affordability and speed.
Rep. Louis Riggs (R-5) said the variety of people who filled the meeting to capacity reflected the communityâs shared goal for improving internet access for rural Missourians. The COVID-19 pandemic âexacerbated, but also educatedâ, Riggs said, laying bare the fact that 23% of all students in Missouri were studying with less than a 25 megabit download/5 megabit upload speed. The latest goals are to get speeds to a 100/100 download/upload speed, and there are billions of dollars coming down through federal programs to help expand rural broadband access, improve affordability and speeds and address âurban desertsâ in Missouri
State officials say 392,000 Missourians still lack high-speed internet; northeast Missouri still has issues
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Broadband network up and running in Vandalia Published by admin on Wed, 04/14/2021 - 9:08pm Gov. Mike Parson addresses attendees at a ceremony last week recognizing the expansion of a broadband internet network into Vandalia. [Dave Faries]
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When Gov. Mike Parson addressed an audience packed into the cafe space in Vandalia’s Eastern Missouri Family YMCA last week, he emphasized that access to high speed broadband internet was one of his priorities.
He then admitted that he had fallen short of his goals.
“Everyone should have access to reliable internet,” he said. “We still have gaps.”
One of those gaps was filled recently, when Charter Communications, under the Spectrum brand completed a $2.3 million project covering 1,400 homes and businesses in Vandalia. The service brings access to internet speeds up to one gigabyte per second, as well as Spectrum’s television, voice and mobile.
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Missouri gaining ground along broadband superhighway, but many more miles to go
A new report says Missouri ranks 32nd in the nation in broadband internet access – a positive step from 41st just a couple years ago. Federal and state aid have helped to boost access around Missouri.
The report says 23% of Missouri students still do not have access to high-speed internet. Plus, it says the state ranks in the bottom five for access to low-cost internet.
Missouri gaining ground along broadband superhighway, but many more miles to go (Photo courtesy of Alisa Nelson)
During a state Board of Education meeting Tuesday, Tim Arbeiter, state Director of Missouri’s Broadband Development Office, said there is still a lot of work to do.
Parts of Rural Missouri Will Get Gigabit Speeds With New Spectrum Initiative
Parts of Rural Missouri Will Get Gigabit Speeds With New Spectrum Initiative
Charter Expanding Coverage in 33 Missouri Counties Share this story Published February 17th, 2021 at 6:00 AM Above image credit: A fiber optic cable used to provide broadband internet service. (Jens B ttner | AP Images)
A new initiative from one of Missouri’s biggest internet service providers promises to bring super fast broadband speeds to areas where they are desperately needed.
Charter Communications, which provides Spectrum service, recently announced a $5 billion initiative that will focus on broadband buildout in 24 states, reaching an estimated 1 million unserved customer locations. The buildout will include $1.2 billion in Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) money that was awarded to the company in late 2020.
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