$218M federal grant will bring broadband to remaining Tennesseans lacking service

By: Cassandra Stephenson

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: March 9, 2026

Words: 670

Last Updated: 1 day, 4 hours ago

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Tennessee lawmakers Thursday approved more than $218 million in federal grant funding to complete the state’s push to make high-speed internet available to all businesses and residents.

The funds will deliver broadband service to nearly 44,000 Tennessee households and businesses located in serviceable but currently unserved or underserved areas of the state. About half of those communities lacking adequate broadband access are in East Tennessee. Another 18,600 are in Middle Tennessee and 4,400 are …

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