ICYMI: The @USDA announced Friday that it has invested over $41 million in rural broadband for #MO and southern Iowa! Great news for rural families and businesses in need of better internet - a key tool important to economic development. Read more: https://t.co/MNmdBrfOAj #goMO
Congratulations to @MOagriculture Director @chrischinn on her appointment to the @FCC’s Task Force on Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture!
More details: https://t.co/2YOhX5G3Qn
Today with @GovParsonMO, we launched the new Broadband Grant Program to help connect more Missourians with high-speed internet! Check out the grant guidelines and application here: https://t.co/OJxsb4bJ06 #goMO
@JRosenworcel made her way to Iowa to listen to folks talk about the challenges that remain on the broadband deployment front as well as the world of opportunities that open when communities have access. @GRMnetworks Ron Hinds made the case for #FiberFast plan
This years $250K contribution has now brought our @att and AT&T Foundation giving to the @OasisInstitute to $5.7M supporting their digital literacy and online safety training for older Americans. #attimpact
MTIA member-company Chariton Valley leading the way to extend broadband deeper into rural Missouri- thank you Senator Blunt for supporting their efforts.
Back in Macon County to visit @CValleyNet & participate in a roundtable on rural broadband. 1/3 of rural Missourians do not currently have access to a modern broadband connection. This is unacceptable. However, I’m optimistic that efforts from the fed gov will end this divide.
Big news. We are excited to announce that the Missouri Chamber is the 2019 State Chamber of the Year!
Thank you to our members, board, local chambers, staff, supporters and peers from across the country for making this possible! ➡️ https://t.co/jzKiNE7JQf @statechambers
90% of the U.S. households could have all-#fiber networks by 2029 if we increase current spending by $70B. It's possible to bridge the #digitaldivide. https://t.co/OGNw2rkIpJ
Excited to take part in the 2019 Governors Conference on Economic Development with #Missouri’s @GovParsonMO. Missouri is leading the way in economic & workforce development in industries including advanced manufacturing, agtech & more. #MoGovCon
Congratulations to MTIA member-company GTC Broadband and President Jon Stouffer for the opening of a central ops center that supports the fiber-to-the-home network.
Thanks to Congressman Billy Long for his strong support for rural broadband.
.@USTelecom delivered to #FCC first-of-its-kind report demonstrating the capability to geocode & map every home & business able to receive #broadband in MO & VA. The method makes it possible to precisely map where broadband is available & where it is not. https://t.co/oGFFAp7dav
The first cellphone — the Motorola DynaTAC, a.k.a. “The Brick” — went on sale in 1983 for $3,995 (more than $10,000 in today’s dollars). It weighed about 2 pounds, took 10 hours to charge and only lasted about 20 minutes before it went dead. https://t.co/vmMBDB1ug7
President and CEO of @Bluebird_Net, Michael Morey, has been appointed as Chairman of the Board for the Missouri Telecommunications Industry Association (MTIA) to foster cooperation between Bluebird and MTIA’s other members. Learn more: https://t.co/VSv0LaXlFs
Wonderful programming at @motelecom Summer Conference this week w/ Stacy Brigham offering key insights on what’s in store for hometown broadband providers in the future. Also, huge congrats to Ric on his upcoming retirement! It’s obvious the future for MO providers is bright!