Mississippi Approves $21.6 Million for 9 New Broadband Expansion Projects

Governor Tate Reeves announced that the Office of Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi (BEAM) recently approved nine broadband expansion projects to be funded by the Capital Projects Fund (CPF). These nine projects will provide $21.6 million of grant funding to expand internet service to approximately 12,300 households in communities across the state. Approved projects by provider are as follows:

• ACE Fiber – Blue Springs/SE Union County
• ACE Fiber – Blue Mountain to New Albany
• ACE Fiber – Potts Camp to Myrtle
• AT&T – Leake County: Sebastapol/Conway/Bertice areas
• AT&T – Marshall County: Mahon/Waites/Laws Hill areas
• CSpire – Southwest MS: Columbia/Summit/Osyka/Liberty/Gloster
• CSpire – Central MS: Puckett/Magee/Mendenhall/Madison
• Comcast – Statewide Line Extension: Jackson area/Laurel/Hattiesburg areas
• TVEPA – NE Yalobusha County/Water Valley

This announcement is in addition to $70.1 million awarded for 24 other CPF projects approved in June of this year to serve approximately 27,000 households. In total, Mississippi was allocated $162 million through CPF.