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Rural Georgians: Georgia Public Broadcasting's Stephen Fowler is seeking input from local businesses and residents regarding their experiences with broadband internet access.
Email sfowler@gpb.org to share your story!
75 percent of the counties in Georgia are considered rural. During last night’s #GPBLawmakers on Georgia Public Broadcasting, members of the Georgia House of Representatives' Rural Development Council discussed issues facing rural parts of the state, including how to unlock the door for rural broadband.
Visit action.georgiaemc.com to send a message to your representative, asking them to vote YES on House Bill 23.
Broadband access is necessary to participate in the 21st century economy and for school district. Rural broadband is a most infrastructure
I will sign up the day that it’s available. AT&T DSL stinks. Not getting the speed that we pay for.
Great job Sam Watson Patty James-Bentley Terry Rogers!
It's Severe Weather Preparedness Week -- are you weather aware? Be ready before storms hit! You can start by creating a family communications plan. View details, plus more tips and tools at: gema.georgia.gov/ready-georgiaToday kicks off Severe Weather Preparedness Week! We’ll be sharing tips and tools to help you and your loved ones be weather aware. Once you know severe weather is a threat, do you know how you’ll communicate with your family? Visit https://gema.georgia.gov/ready-georgia or download the Ready Georgia app to get started on a family communications plan.
With millions in federal loans and grants on the table, NOW is the time for state law to spell out electric cooperatives' authority to provide broadband service. We agree with Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan: "We are aware that this is not a silver bullet, but rural Georgia can’t wait. It is time to deliver solutions that rid Georgia of our digital dirt roads."
Send your Representative a message to vote YES on HB 23 and Rural Broadband at action.georgiaemc.com
Disconnected: Broadband access lags in rural Georgia
valdostadailytimes.com
QUITMAN – Molly Radford signed up for the fastest internet she could get in rural Brooks County, where her family has owned farmland straddling the Georgia-Florida line for more than
Hope State Representative Marcus Wiedower, Kasey Julie Carpenter Blake Tillery Trey Rhodes Matthew Gambill and Houston Gaines are all behind this! Important for rural Georgia!
Congratulations to Mississippi’s electric cooperatives for obtaining the legal authority to offer high-speed internet services in their state. Now the 25 electric co-ops can explore the possibilities of offering broadband service or partnering with other providers to give rural residents more options for getting connected.
We are hopeful that HB 23 will lead to the same outcome here in Georgia -- send a message of support for this bill to your Representative here: action.georgiaemc.com
To read more about the new Mississippi law, visit www.ourmidland.com/news/article/New-Mississippi-law-lets-electric-co-ops-offer-13573453.php?fbcli...
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Michael Graham- after reading your post, I thought you may want to sign this
We need more options
Please, please, please!
Curious. I am not served by a coop. Would I still be able to get internet service from a coop. I'm in a pretty rural area.
