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New report says: Greatest barrier to internet isn’t broadband but cost

By Juliana Kim

November 4, 2021

Nearly four out of 10 households in Tennessee can’t afford internet according to a new report by national nonprofit Education Super Highway. The group found that the main barrier isn’t the availability of broadband, but the cost. 

Filed Under: Education, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: broadband, broadband internet, internet

Tennessee Plans To Use COVID Relief Money To Expand High-Speed Internet

By Juliana Kim

August 5, 2021

Tennessee has been spending millions of dollars to provide high-speed internet access for everyone in the state. Now, there’s new COVID-19 relief money that could be used to expand that effort.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, WPLN News Tagged With: broadband, rural Tennessee

Tennessee Could Be The Star In Next Week’s State Of The Union Address

By Chas Sisk

January 16, 2015

President Barack Obama has been touting two Tennessee programs in the lead-up to his State of the Union address.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Andy Berke, Barack Obama, Bill Haslam, broadband, Chattanooga, State of the Union, Tennessee Promise

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