Mississippi Business Journal » high-speed Internet http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Presley: FCC’s data on cellphone, broadband availability inaccurate http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/21/preseley-fccs-data-on-cellphone-broadband-availability-inaccurate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=preseley-fccs-data-on-cellphone-broadband-availability-inaccurate http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/21/preseley-fccs-data-on-cellphone-broadband-availability-inaccurate/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:55:12 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=67163 JACKSON — The Public Service Commission has unanimously approved the first in a series of filings with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) aimed at expanding cellular telephone coverage and high-speed Internet service in Mississippi. The filings come in response to FCC requests for comments on coverage issues associated with its Mobility Fund and National Broadband [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/21/preseley-fccs-data-on-cellphone-broadband-availability-inaccurate/feed/ 0 Groups look to boost broadband service availability http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/11/10/groups-look-to-boost-broadband-service-availability/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=groups-look-to-boost-broadband-service-availability http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/11/10/groups-look-to-boost-broadband-service-availability/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:38:46 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=48365 ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — As the federal government aims to bring broadband capability to as many Americans as possible, various groups in Mississippi are ramping up their efforts to bring the technology to those who don’t have it. The Federal Communications Commission recently announced it is revamping its Connect America Fund to give high-speed Internet capability [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/11/10/groups-look-to-boost-broadband-service-availability/feed/ 0 Mississippi enters the Google fray http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/04/mississippi-enters-the-google-fray/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mississippi-enters-the-google-fray http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/04/mississippi-enters-the-google-fray/#comments Sun, 04 Apr 2010 16:01:10 +0000 Clay Chandler http://msbusiness.com/?p=21767 Jackson, Oxford in the running for high-speed internet program that would be launched next year Site selection for most major economic development projects is wrapped in a shroud of secrecy that would make the CIA jealous. Typically, the public learns its city or state was in the running for something similar to a Toyota or [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/04/mississippi-enters-the-google-fray/feed/ 2 Delta county getting high-speed Internet http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/03/15/delta-county-getting-high-speed-internet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=delta-county-getting-high-speed-internet http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/03/15/delta-county-getting-high-speed-internet/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:31:51 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=20724 CLARKSDALE — Clarksdale and Coahoma County residents will soon have high-speed Internet access thanks to a partnership between the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) and the Mississippi Technology Alliance (MTA). Clarksdale is home to the national headquarters for the DRA, a federal-state partnership that covers 252 counties in eight states, including Mississippi. DRA developed the iDelta: [...]

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