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These rural environments vary greatly from flat treeless farmland to small tightly-knit towns nestled in the mountains. [Read More](https://blog.cspire.com/explore-the-options-that-could-bring-broadband-to-rural-mississippi) Topics: [Fiber internet for business](https://blog.cspire.com/topic/fiber-internet-for-business), [Tech Movement](https://blog.cspire.com/topic/tech-movement) ## [Stay in the Loop with the Rural Broadband Consortium’s New Webpage](https://blog.cspire.com/stay-in-the-loop-with-the-rural-broadband-consortiums-new-webpage) By: [Christina Southern](https://blog.cspire.com/author/christina-southern) on Jul 17, 2019 2:53:54 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![blog 3](https://blog.cspire.com/hubfs/blog%203.png)](https://blog.cspire.com/stay-in-the-loop-with-the-rural-broadband-consortiums-new-webpage) The C Spire Rural Broadband Consortium webpage is [here](https://www.cspire.com/rural-broadband-consortium)! Now you can more easily follow the group’s research and testing efforts. The consortium is a partnership between C Spire, Microsoft, Siklu, Airspan and Nokia, researching how high-speed internet can affordably be brought to rural America. [Read More](https://blog.cspire.com/stay-in-the-loop-with-the-rural-broadband-consortiums-new-webpage) Topics: [TekLinks + C Spire](https://blog.cspire.com/topic/teklinks-c-spire), [IT Risks](https://blog.cspire.com/topic/it-risks), [Tech Movement](https://blog.cspire.com/topic/tech-movement) ## [Mississippi's Rural Digital Divide Is About More Than a Lack of Technology](https://blog.cspire.com/exploring-paths-to-bridge-the-rural-digital-divide) By: [Ivy Kelly](https://blog.cspire.com/author/ivy-kelly) on May 20, 2019 9:33:35 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.cspire.com/hubfs/Blog%202%20Ivy.jpg)](https://blog.cspire.com/exploring-paths-to-bridge-the-rural-digital-divide) Earlier this year, C Spire announced the formation of the [C Spire Rural Broadband Consortium](https://www.cspire.com/cms/wireless/rural-consortium/) with four technology companies - [Nokia](https://www.nokia.com/), [Microsoft](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/), [Airspan Networks](https://www.airspan.com/), and [Siklu](https://www.siklu.com/)- to study solutions for bringing broadband connectivity to rural areas. So, what does that mean? [Read More](https://blog.cspire.com/exploring-paths-to-bridge-the-rural-digital-divide) Topics: [Tech Movement](https://blog.cspire.com/topic/tech-movement) ## [C Spire Leads Consortium in Advocating for New Technology in Rural Mississippi](https://blog.cspire.com/advocating-for-new-technologies-in-rural-mississippi) By: [Christina Southern](https://blog.cspire.com/author/christina-southern) on May 3, 2019 12:01:22 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![C3 tour blog 1](https://blog.cspire.com/hubfs/C3%20tour%20blog%201.png)](https://blog.cspire.com/advocating-for-new-technologies-in-rural-mississippi) "Mississippi’s rural counties lose millions of dollars a year in deferred economic benefits due to a lack of technology and slow internet speeds," says Ivy Kelly, C Spire Technology Strategist. That's why C Spire has united with four fellow technology powerhouses to scout options to reduce the broadband digital divide in these areas. [Read More](https://blog.cspire.com/advocating-for-new-technologies-in-rural-mississippi) Topics: [community](https://blog.cspire.com/topic/community), [Tech Movement](https://blog.cspire.com/topic/tech-movement) ## [C3 Coding Challenge Invests in the Tech Leaders of the Future](https://blog.cspire.com/c3-coding-challenge-invests-in-the-tech-leaders-of-the-future) By: [C Spire](https://blog.cspire.com/author/c-spire) on Apr 8, 2019 3:30:45 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.cspire.com/hubfs/image-8.png)](https://blog.cspire.com/c3-coding-challenge-invests-in-the-tech-leaders-of-the-future) We are leading the way! The C Spire team believes in investing in the students who will one day be technology and community leaders. 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