Arkansas appears to be holding its own in initiatives to expand broadband availability across the state though in one recent analysis that means remaining near the bottom of the nation in high-speed internet availability, coverage and pricing.
Arkansas will need about $550 million to extend broadband access to households in the state still without high-speed internet, according to a commissioned report released Monday.
The lowest scoring but most expensive company bidding to devise a statewide broadband deployment strategy was selected in a process one competitor thinks was tailor-made for the politically connected vendor.