Chairman Dane Maxwell of the Mississippi Public Service Commission on Monday joined leadership and staff from CoastConnect, LLC, a subsidiary of Coast Electric Power Association, to sign an order releasing $7.8 million to bring high-speed Internet to Hancock, Harrison and Pearl River counties.
âI am honored for the opportunity to sign off on projects like this that bring such a huge benefit to the people of Mississippi,â Chairman Dane Maxwell said. âWith the help of this federal funding, CoastConnect will be able to provide high-speed internet to its customers who may have never had access to it before.â
Last year, Coast Electric participated in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase I Auction process and was awarded the $7.8 million.
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Conexon supports seven Mississippi electric cooperatives in completing CARES Act broadband pilot projects on time; co-ops successfully deliver FTTH access to thousands of unserved and underserved Mississippians within compressed timelines In less than five months, electric power associations leveraged $33.8 million in CARES Act funding to build over 2,000 miles of fiber, making world-class internet speeds and capabilities available to nearly 14,000 rural homes
January 26, 2021 15:30 ET | Source: Conexon Conexon Kansas City,
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Rural fiber-optic network design and construction management leader Conexon supported seven Mississippi electric power associations (EPAs) as they successfully met CARES Act funding accelerated timing and build requirements to deliver high-speed fiber internet to thousands of rural residents in unserved or underserved areas.
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Conexon supports seven Mississippi electric cooperatives in completing CARES Act broadband .
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Rural fiber-optic network design and construction management leader Conexon supported seven Mississippi electric power associations (EPAs) as they successfully met CARES Act funding accelerated timing and build requirements to deliver high-speed fiber internet to thousands of rural residents in unserved or underserved areas.
Conexon clients, including Coast Electric Power Association, Delta EPA, East Mississippi EPA, Monroe County EPA, Natchez Trace EPA, North East Mississippi EPA, and Tombigbee EPA, were collectively awarded $33.8 million in CARES Act broadband funding – funding that was put in place due to the impacts of COVID – in mid-2020. Given the impact of the pandemic and the dire need for reliable broadba