TEC receives grant to convey web entry to rural Jasper Co.

BAY SPRINGS, Miss. (WDAM) – Quick Fiber Web service is making its manner round Jasper County, accounting to TEC.

TEC, a rural broadband supplier in Mississippi, obtained a federal grant from the Neighborhood Join Grant Program. TEC mentioned they’ll use these funds to ship entry to gigabit-speed web to rural and underserved parts of Jasper County.

The corporate has made beforehand invested within the space’s broadband infrastructure.

The corporate hopes to increase its service to Paulding, Rose Hill and Newton.

“The need of high-speed web entry is gravely obvious in small-town communities,” mentioned TEC’s Vice President of Strategic Operations, Lisa Wigington. “This undertaking will likely be main progress to shut the digital divide for among the most rural parts of Jasper County. We’re very grateful for this grant, which additionally permits TEC to create a Wi-Fi hotspot location with public entry to computer systems on the Nation Nook Retailer in Newton.”

The corporate mentioned the Nation Nook Retailer will turn out to be a Quick Fiber Web entry level.

TEC mentioned it would additionally present 24 months of free service and two laptops to assist make this group service attainable.

“The day we are able to get everybody in these communities entry to (the) web will likely be an ideal day,” says Jasper County Supervisor Eddie Helms. “We don’t have it out right here; I don’t even have it the place I reside within the South half close to the Jones County line. These younger folks want it, and I hope everybody is ready to get entry to this as a result of it appears to be the way in which all the things goes these days.”

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