Yesterday, Staff Director of the Public Utilities Staff Sally Doty announced that 15 Mississippi co-ops will receive funding through the $65 million grant program established by the “COVID-19 Connectivity Act.”
Doty, a former Senator who worked on the bill, joined today’s episode of The JT Show to explain the ins and outs of the grant program, including the stipulation that each recipient must match all funds they receive— doubling the state’s investment in the effort to expand access to broadband internet.
Watch the video below to see what all the recently-introduced Public Utilities Staff Director had to say.
