State House passes GREAT Broadband Expansion Act

  • Press photo/Mia Overton - The federal government’s American Rescue Plan includes $7.2 billion that could be allocated to state and local governments to reimburse libraries and schools for providing free broadband access to students’ homes. Computer labs such as this one at Macon County Public Library provide a much-needed service for people who do not have computers or internet access at home.
    Press photo/Mia Overton - The federal government’s American Rescue Plan includes $7.2 billion that could be allocated to state and local governments to reimburse libraries and schools for providing free broadband access to students’ homes. Computer labs such as this one at Macon County Public Library provide a much-needed service for people who do not have computers or internet access at home.
Mia Overton moverton@thefranklinpress.com The state House of Representatives unanimously passed on May 26 House Bill 947, which would provide $750 million in federal funding to expand high-speed…

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