COMMUNITY COLLEGE INTERNET 11-12-20

Cellphone company C-Spire is making sure community colleges in Mississippi have access to the high-speed internet.

Cellphone company c-spire is making sure community colleges in mississippi have access to the high- speed internet.

The company announced they are expanding their mississippi optical network to all 15 community colleges here in the state.

Wcbi's bobby martinez shows us how the schools will benefit.

Sot - jason guntharp - system engineer - itawamba cc "it's a very big deal for community colleges across the state."

Sot - scott alsobrooks - president - emcc "having that good broadband is so important."

Virtual learning.

It's a platform most schools across the state are embracing.

Fast and reliable, internet service is important now more than ever.

And with the help of c spire, community colleges in mississippi will reap the benefits of mississippi optical network.

Sot - "the mississippi optical network is an extremely fast fiber network connectivity that allows colleges in mississippi to create opportunities in areas like substantial research partnerships greater, collaboration with public and private partners, as well as other research institutions outside of the state."

So how would this impact community colleges?

Dr. scott alsobrooks says there are two main benefits..

"it's going to do several things.

Number one it's going to save money for the community colleges and students that we serve.

Number two it's going to give them excellent broadband connection."

Alsobrooks says having the top of the line broadband connectivity... couldn't have come at a better time..... sot - scott alsobrooks - president - emcc "with the broadband connectivity, makes it so much easier.

I couldn't cont vo mississippi university for women were also added to the mississippi optical