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Showing posts with label broadband access. Show all posts
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Broadband meeting today in Dexter

The Bootheel Regional Technology Planning Team will hold its first meeting today in Dexter to assess the current status of broadband access in Southeast Missouri, according to a press release from the Missouri Office of Administration.

The meeting is part of a plan to increase broadband access across the state. Currently, only 80% of Missourians have broadband access.

The meeting will be held at the Bootheel Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission office located at 105 E. North Main St.