Kentucky broadband expansion begins

Rep Hal Rogers (R-KY) and Governor Steve Beshear (D-KY) announced that statewide broadband expansion in Kentucky has taken its first physical strides in becoming a reality.

A public-private partnership has been formed between the state and Macquarie Capital, a tech team that will be developing the fiber “backbone” infrastructure for the high-speed Internet. It is expected to be operational in two years. The vision for statewide broadband connectivity is part of the Shaping Our Appalachian Region initiative spearheaded by Rep Rogers that met for its kickoff summit in Dec 2013. Rep Rogers announced that eastern Kentucky will be at the forefront of the initiative, with some of the first connections slated to be laid in the mountain region.

[Dec 29]