JACKSON, Miss. ( WJTV ) – Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) announced the Office of Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi (BEAM) approved nine broadband expansion projects.

These nine projects, which will be funded by the Capital Projects Fund (CPF), will provide $21.6 million of grant funding to expand internet service to approximately 12,300 households in communities across the state.

“Mississippi continues to make incredible progress in expanding broadband access all across our state,” said Reeves. “It’s a critical piece of infrastructure, and we’re working hard to ensure that every Mississippian has access to it. We’ll continue doing everything in our power to ensure everyone has connectivity, regardless of their zip code.”

Approved projects by provider are as follows:

• ACE Fiber – Blue Springs/SE Union County
• ACE Fiber – Blue Mountain to New Albany
• ACE Fiber – Potts Camp to Myrtle
• AT&T – Leake County: Sebastapol/Conway/Bertice areas
• AT&T – Marshall County: Mahon/Waites/Laws Hill areas
• CSpire – Southwest MS: Columbia/Summit/Osyka/Liberty/Gloster
• CSpire – Central MS: Puckett/Magee/Mendenhall/Madison
• Comcast – Statewide Line Extension: Jackson area/Laurel/Hattiesburg areas
• TVEPA – NE Yalobusha County/Water Valley

This announcement is in addition to $70.1 million awarded for 24 other CPF projects approved in June of this year to serve approximately 27,000 households. In total, Mississippi was allocated $162 million through CPF.

Citizens are encouraged to visit the Mississippi broadband map available at www.broadbandms.com . The map shows available service at each household, as well as locations that already have federal funding for service expansion.

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