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# Expanding the Benefits of Broadband in Mississippi
- URL: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/expanding-the-benefits-of-broadband-in-mississippi/
- Published: 2015-04-08T21:51:38.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-11T06:30:28.000Z
- Description: Expanding the Benefits of Broadband in Mississippi February 11, 2015 by NTIA The National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s BroadbandUSA team convened a productive workshop in Jackson, Miss., last week to explore ways to close the digital divide in a state that continues to expand
- Author: Broadband Breakfast
- Tags: Broadband Mapping and Data, Broadband's Impact, Mississippi, NTIA, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-02-01 10:23, #added-preview-divider

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> Expanding the Benefits of Broadband in Mississippi   
> February 11, 2015 by NTIA   
> The National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s BroadbandUSA team convened a productive workshop in Jackson, Miss., last week to explore ways to close the digital divide in a state that continues to expand broadband connectivity and adoption.   
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> The event was the second in a series of regional workshops that NTIA is hosting across the country as part of its new BroadbandUSA program, which is helping communities improve local broadband capacity and utilization.   
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> The new initiative – highlighted by President Obama last month – builds on lessons learned and best practices from NTIA’s successful broadband grant programs, which invested more than $4 billion in network infrastructure, public computer centers, digital literacy training and broadband mapping. BroadbandUSA provides resources – including technical assistance, toolkits and guides – to help communities assess local broadband needs, engage stakeholders, explore business models, evaluate financing options and attract private-sector investment.   
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> The Mississippi workshop – presented in cooperation with the non-profit Connect MS and the Mississippi Economic Development Council – drew panelists and attendees from across the Gulf Region. But much of the focus was on Mississippi, which in 2009 created a statewide taskforce to coordinate efforts on broadband policy.   
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> In 2010, the state received NTIA funding to map broadband availability and establish a non-profit public-private partnership, the Mississippi Broadband Connect Coalition, to develop a plan to close the state’s broadband gaps. Connect MS is now continuing that work.

Source: [www.ntia.doc.gov](http://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2015/expanding-benefits-broadband-mississippi?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com)

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