Aug 27, 2024

Breaking Ground: Bringing high-speed internet to every home in Kentucky

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That's the mission of Meghan Sandfoss, head of the state’s Office of Broadband Development. But it will require a lot of statewide coordination.

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Breaking Ground

In national broadband rollout, rural landscapes pose a challenge

by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson

Aug 27, 2024

The government is spending billions to expand internet access. But distance, low housing density and other factors complicate the plan.

Chip Spann of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration gave Marketplace's Kai Ryssdal a tour of sites related to Kentucky's broadband expansion.

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Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

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