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Indiana is cleared to go “from planning to action” in connecting Hoosiers with affordable high-speed internet under a federal program.

When everyday activities like school and business meetings were moved online during the Covid-19 pandemic, millions of Americans from big cities to rural towns were left scrambling to find reliable high-speed internet.

Indiana has $868 million to improve broadband access, but the map it relies on from the FCC isn't always accurate. The county wants residents to help challenge that data.

The five-year plan will serve as a road map to increase Hoosier access to high-speed internet.

Many Hoosiers don’t have adequate access to mental health services. The lieutenant governor said broadband plays an important role in addressing barriers to access for rural communities.

The goal is to educate and get people involved with tools such as the FCC Broadband Map, internet speed tests, the Indiana Connectivity Program and the Affordable Connectivity Program.

A statewide broadband program is helping eligible Hoosiers receive Internet access. The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs’ Indiana Connectivity Program just awarded $550,108 in its latest round of awards to eligible Hoosiers for high-speed internet access.

The final round of Indiana’s Broadband Grant Program opened Wednesday, offering a total of $80 million in grants to deliver high-speed internet to Hoosiers.

This funding is part of more than $42 billion nationwide in an effort to extend internet to everyone.

Presenters at a conference in French Lick Friday showed many counties remain under and unserved by internet and medical care providers.