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Late in December 2022, KRCU Public Radio spoke with BJ Tanksley, the Director of Broadband Development about the nearly $3 million received in federal grants through the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), to enhance the ongoing efforts of the Office of Broadband Development to expand high-speed internet access statewide. Residents are asked to 'map' their broadband access through Jan. 13, 2023.

On Aug. 19, during a press conference at the Missouri State Fair hosted by the Missouri Farm Bureau, Governor Mike Parson announced plans to deploy more than $400 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to increase broadband internet access, adoption, and assistance statewide.

Funds from the state and federal level could improve rural internet connection.

PALMYRA, Mo. — 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 community’s shared goal for improving internet access for rural Missourians. The COVID-19 pandemic “exacerbated, but also educated”, Riggs said,...

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] By:  Editor 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 r...