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Arkansas' goal is to eliminate the digital divide by the year 2028, but getting there is more problematic than installing cell towers and blanketing areas with broadband service, according to Glen E. Howie, director of ARConnect, the state's broadband office.
RISON - Cleveland County Judge Jimmy Cummings and the Arkansas State Broadband Office will host a public meeting at 11 a.m. this Friday, April 7, at the Hall-Morgan Veterans Building in Rison to give an update on what the state's goals are for improving access to high speed internet across the state.
Representatives from the Arkansas State Broadband Office visited El Dorado on Friday for an informative meeting focused on encouraging the formation of a county committee made up of local residents to help guide federal funds to where they are most needed in the community.
Officials with the Arkansas State Broadband Office will visit El Dorado today with hopes of forming a county broadband committee.