BrightRidge receives federal grant to provide more high-speed internet in rural areas

BrightRidge receives federal grant to provide more high-speed internet in rural areas

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) - About 43,000 households and businesses in Tennessee do not have access to high-speed internet, according to state officials. A 2-million-dollar federal grant from the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program for internet service providers will help close that gap over the next couple of years. Tayler Beaty, State Broadband [...]