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Mississippi Launches Broadband Website

A new state website provides Mississippians information about broadband technology and allows them to test the speed of their Internet service. The site also provides information about various state initiatives to improve access to broadband.

Gov. Haley Barbour announced the "Broadband for Mississippi" website yesterday. The site is part of more than $7 million the state received from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to enhance the availability of broadband technology in the state.

President Barack Obama included $7.2 billion in the federal stimulus package for extending broadband infrastructure to rural, under-served areas. In September 2010, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a $2.63 million grant from the stimulus package to bring broadband to 18,200 people in Panola and Quitman Counties.

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