The expectation of greater expansion of broadband service to rural Kentucky has already begun, as BellSouth Corp. announced that the company is expanding deployment of its high-speed FastAccess Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Internet service to 59 more Kentucky communities between now and the end of 2004.
Kentucky Governor Signs Rural Broadband Bill
59 additional communities expected to have DSL by end of 2004
On Monday, Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher signed a bill into law that deregulates broadband service.
The expectation of greater expansion of broadband service to rural Kentucky has already begun, as BellSouth Corp. announced that the company is expanding deployment of its high-speed FastAccess Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Internet service to 59 more Kentucky communities between now and the end of 2004.
"Broadband is essential to building a more competitive local economy," stated Fletcher. "In this bipartisan effort to encourage broadband expansion, we are giving rural communities greater opportunity for economic development."
The expectation of greater expansion of broadband service to rural Kentucky has already begun, as BellSouth Corp. announced that the company is expanding deployment of its high-speed FastAccess Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Internet service to 59 more Kentucky communities between now and the end of 2004.
