Gov. Parson attends a broadband development event at SEMO Electric Cooperative.
The governor announced that 16 broadband projects from eight broadband providers will receive more than $3 million through the state’s Emergency Broadband Investment Program. It will connect nearly 2,000 Missouri households.
One of the programs, SEMO Electric Cooperative, will expand high-speed internet to the Lake Road Estates Subdivision and Highway 61 in rural Scott County. The assistance of $142,200 will connect up to 60 households with 1 Gbps/1 Gbps internet.