Mississippi Deploying $70.9 Million for 24 Broadband Infrastructure Projects in 19 Counties

Governor Tate Reeves (R-MS) announced that the Office of Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi (BEAM) recently approved 24 broadband infrastructure projects to be funded by the Capital Projects Fund (CPF). BEAM anticipates additional CPF projects to be approved on a rolling basis throughout the summer. These initial CPF projects will provide approximately $70.9 million of grant funding to build internet service to approximately 27,000 households in 19 counties across the state. Approved project locations by county are:

• Coahoama/Tunica/Quitman: Uplink LLC
• Copiah/Hinds: Comcast
• Covington/Jones/Perry: DE Fastlink
• DeSoto: AT&T (multiple projects) & C Spire
• Hinds: East of Terry – C Spire (multiple projects) & AT&T
• Jefferson: Swyft Connect
• Lawrence/Walthall: Conexon
• Lincoln: Conexon (multiple projects) & Franklin Telephone
• Madison: Comcast
• Neshoba: AT&T
• Rankin: AT&T
• Rankin/Simpson: Comcast
• Sunflower: Delta Fiber
• Walthall: Conexon
• Wilkinson: Swyft Connect