Contact Network, Inc.

South Central Mississippi Broadband Infrastructure Project

Contact Network plans to collaborate with key state agencies, including the Mississippi Department of Transportation and various public safety entities, in a public-private partnership to expand high speed Internet access in underserved areas of 16 counties in southern and central Mississippi. The project proposes to build 635 miles of fiber optic middle mile broadband infrastructure and lease 223 more miles of existing commercial fiber in this economically troubled region to complete a fiber network with the capacity to upgrade as demand increases.

Total Award: 
$20,725,022
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