Encompassing over 7,600 square miles of south-central Oklahoma and all or parts of 13 Oklahoma counties, the Chickasaw Nation is…
Fiber broadband delivers economic benefits to communities, but how much of an uplift does the technology deliver to rural areas? A peer-reviewed economic study released on September 30, 2024, “Beyond Connectivity: The Role of Broadband in Rural Economic Growth and Resilience” by the nonprofit Center on Rural Innovation (CORI) provides evidence that fiber-fed broadband experiences enabled by local providers in those communities deliver a significant economic impact to better connected areas while enabling access to additional services that allow users to effectively leverage that resource. Meanwhile, comparable unserved communities experience economic stagnation with a loss of jobs, businesses, and population.