Elusive high-speed internet sprouts in rural Tennessee

"At the end of the day, our mission is to serve our membership. That’s what we were founded on. That’s the principles we believe in today. It’s risky and it’s a challenge. To the main point, small rural communities that don’t have good communication connections to the outside world are at the risk of failing altogether."

Gov. Bill Haslam has created a group within his administration to study the issue and legislative solutions could be proposed this year

Jamie McGee , [email protected]

Full Story: http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2017/01/08/elusive-high-speed-internet-sprouts-rural-tennessee/93451036/

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Montana Telecom head Geoff Feiss lauds state’s rural providers during City Club Missoula Forum http://www.matr.net/article-75073.html