DeSoto spending $10M to extend high-speed Internet
Supervisor Lee Caldwell goes over the state of broadband Internet access in DeSoto County at a Dec. 8, 2021 meeting. Since last year, many DeSoto residents have gained access to Internet, but there are still many underserved in the area. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
The latest survey of residences revealed 3,758 households don’t have access to broadband or are underserved, meaning download speeds of less than 100 Mbps.
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