The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically altered online activity in our state. More Arkansans are working remotely, learning through distance education, using telehealth, and attending online church services. It remains to be seen to what extent some of the changes in …
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Arkansas State Broadband Plan
State officials have announced the appointment of Arkansas’ first Broadband Manager Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston announced that Nathan Smith, Ph.D., has been chosen to serve as the state’s first Broadband Manager. As Broadband Manager, Smith …
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View from the Senate: Broadband Access in Under-Served Areas
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe goal of the new Arkansas State Broadband Plan, announced by the governor, is to make high-speed Internet access available to all communities of more than 500 people by the year 2022. The announcement specifically cites three Senate bills that …
This week, I released the details of the Arkansas State Broadband Plan. This is the plan that will expand high-speed broadband internet to the rural areas of Arkansas. The time for expanding broadband all over the state is now. As …