A BROAD DISCUSSION OF BROADBAND IN UPSON CO

UPSON COUNTY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN NORMAN ALLEN LEAD A DISCUSSION ON BROADBAND AT LAST WEEK'S WORK SESSION, SOMETHING HE SAID IS NEEDED COUNTY WIDE TO KEEP PACE WITH THE U.S. ECONOMY. 

 UPSON EMC CEO NEAL TRICE NOTED SOME FUNDING IS BEING OFFERED BY THE STATE AND BY THE FEDS RECENT COVID-19 STIMULUS BILL AND HIS BOARD IS CONDUCTING A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON IT.

ANOTHER BIG BOOSTER OF BROADBAND, STATE REPRESENTATIVE BETH CAMP ATTENDED THE MEETING.