Missouri is receiving more than $1.7 billion in federal funding to expand broadband connectivity. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration approved Missouri’s proposal for the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (or BEAD) Program. The BEAD...
Missouri’s Office of Broadband Development has been approved to request over $1.7 billion in funding for broadband expansion. BJ Tanksley, the office’s Director, tells Anthony Morabith that around 205,000 unserved and underserved locations are eligible for the...
Missouri’s broadband development director said better internet connectivity and affordability go hand in hand. Director BJ Tanksley said in using federal and state dollars to improve connectivity, providers agree that having affordable service needs to be provided to...
Missouri is listed as one of the worst U.S. states for internet connectivity with over 400,000 locations across the state without access to quality broadband. BJ Tanksley, the director of the state’s Office of Broadband Development, said his office is keenly aware of...
Just how bad is Missouri’s internet/broadband situation? Anthony Morabith caught up with BJ Tanksley with the state Office of Broadband Development with an update on improving connectivity.
