Jackson, MS public broadband project improves connectivity for downtown businesses
Jackson, MS Public Broadband Project Downtown Businesses
The pilot provides high-speed Internet in a four-block area of downtown Jackson using a buried dark fiber network. Jackson officials aim for a citywide network with up to 100 GB speeds to serve the state's highest concentration of employers. Expanded broadband would also serve nearby institutions like the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Jackson State University.
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Ultra high-speed internet access in dark fiber under Jackson streets
City officials say Jackson will have one of the fastest internet broadband access in the country as early as this December.
The city of Jackson MS now offering free Wi-Fi in downtown
The pilot program is designed to see how strong the connections are and additional service areas are to be added, city official says.
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