Statewide, the consensus is that broadband is the tool to transform the economies of rural Arkansas, but the issue has been how to cost-effectively deploy it. A perception exists that the federal American Rescue Plan and...more
Congress has passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, which President Biden signed on November 15, 2021. The Act includes approximately $65 billion in funding opportunities for the deployment of broadband...more
Arkansas’ 93rd General Assembly unanimously passed legislation amending the Telecommunications Regulatory Reform Act of 2013 last week. Generally, government entities in Arkansas are prohibited from providing “directly or...more