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UM to Introduce University-Led Rural Broadband Plan Wednesday

The University of Missouri System will introduce a plan Wednesday to bring high speed, affordable broadband internet to rural parts of the state.

public webinar, titled "Bringing Broadband to a Missouri Community," will introduce the university-led roadmap that will bring broadband to Bollinger County in southeast Missouri, according to a Monday news release. The plan will also serve as a model for other rural parts of the state.

Researchers, system officials and representatives who make up the UM System Broadband Leadership Team also will provide information about the Missouri Broadband Resource Rail, an online resource that will aid the state in its goal of providing broadband.

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