Mo. Rev. Stat. § 620.2450 – Program established, expanded access to broadband internet service — definitions | Midpage
§ 620.2450
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 620.2450
Program established, expanded access to broadband internet service — definitions
Effective Aug 28, 2018(L. 2018 H.B. 1456 merged with H.B. 1872)
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1. A grant program is hereby established under sections 620.2450 to 620.2458 to award grants to applicants who seek to expand access to broadband internet service in unserved and underserved areas of the state. The department of economic development shall administer and act as the fiscal agent for the grant program and shall be responsible for receiving and reviewing grant applications and awarding grants under sections 620.2450 to 620.2458. Funding for the grant program established under this section shall be subject to appropriation by the general assembly.
(1) "Underserved area", a project area without access to wireline or fixed wireless broadband internet service of speeds of at least twenty-five megabits per-second download and three megabits per-second upload;
(2) "Unserved area", a project area without access to wireline or fixed wireless broadband internet service of speeds of at least ten megabits per-second download and one megabit per-second upload.