An official with Missouri Farm Bureau says he’s pleased to see the state legislature approve a bill facilitating high-speed internet service to more areas of rural Missouri as well as the establishment of a broadband development fund.
B.J. Tanksley is director of the state legislature with the Farm Bureau and says there was an issue regarding easements for electric co-ops, however, Missouri Farm Bureau members adopted a policy on those broadband easements.
Tanksley also believes the rural electric cooperatives are the best option for expanding broadband to under-served areas of rural Missouri.
