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Years of struggle brought fiber internet to Fairmont City. How will other small towns fare?

Leaders in the southwestern Illinois village wonder if it will be just as hard for other small towns to get fiber internet. ....

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Fairmont City's town's fight for internet will soon pay off. They have feedback for Pritzker

“I’m sure Gov. Pritzker didn’t think the internet providers would be causing the digital divide, but they are,” said one member of the community who's been pushing for high speed internet for more than a decade. ....

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Gov. Pritzker Announces Inaugural Cohort of Accelerate Illinois Broadband Infrastructure Program

For Immediate Release - February 24, 2022 Gov. Pritzker Announces Inaugural Cohort of Accelerate Illinois Broa. ....

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Most Illinoisans have some internet access, but many pay a fortune for dismal speeds

BELLEVILLE — Victor May doesn t have cable television in his house just outside Collinsville. It s an extra cost he can t afford — everything goes toward his more than $300 monthly ....

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High fees for dismal internet speed across Illinois

Residents of Illinois across the state paying high prices for slow internet speeds. ....

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