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Business  |  Frank Corder  • 
December 21, 2020

Congress reaches agreement on new COVID-19 relief package. See what’s in it.

Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package that is also tied into a $1.4 trillion spending bill that funds the federal government through the end of the fiscal year in September 2021. The latest round of pandemic stimulus funding was hailed as “another major rescue package for the American…
Business  |  Frank Corder  • 
December 19, 2020

Wicker: FCC Award Will Expand High-Speed Internet in Rural Mississippi

Mississippi Receives $495 Million for Broadband Deployment  ### Mississippi scored an important victory this month in our effort to connect rural communities to the internet. On December 7, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) announced the results of a competitive auction in which private-sector companies bid for the opportunity to supply broadband to rural communities. Mississippi…