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Interference: Sneaky Suspects that Slow Your Speeds
We’ve all experienced occasional slower internet speeds from time to time. And too often, this happens at the worst times, like when you’ve finally gotten a moment to binge that show everyone is always talking about! For some of us, though, slower internet speeds and poor streaming are regular occurrences. We get the frustration. And …
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Sharing Success in our Community
In partnership with CoBank, a national cooperative bank that serves utilities in rural America, Coast Electric Power Association and its high-speed internet subsidiary, CoastConnect, have issued grants to local non-profit organizations through CoBank’s Sharing Success program. The program helps cooperatives nationwide give back to charities in their local communities, which is an important focus for …
Mississippi co-ops top 100,000 high-speed internet subscribers
Since 2020, 100,000 rural Mississippi residents have subscribed to and received reliable high-speed internet from 17 wholly-owned subsidiaries of electric cooperatives across the state. In addition to surpassing the 100,000-subscriber milestone, the 17 electric cooperative subsidiaries have collectively built nearly 25,000 miles of fiber optical cable and invested more than $760 million for high-speed internet …
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How Smart Tech Helps Seniors Live Safe, Independent Lives at Home
Every year, more American seniors — over 55 million of them, according to AARP — are living independently and “aging in place” in their homes. Our seniors can enjoy peace of mind for a safer, more secure home life. And given the rising costs of senior living facilities, many elderly adults are better off financially …
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How to Monitor Your Kids’ Online Activity Remotely
Every parent laments the inordinate amounts of time their kids spend in front of their screens. From scrolling through social media posts and pictures, to sharing YouTube and TikTok videos, to seemingly endless threads of chat, text and email messages, it can feel like there’s a never-ending flurry of online activity. Given the swaths of …
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How Fiber Internet is Different
Internet technology has advanced exponentially over the past three decades. Faster and more reliable than ever, today’s consumer has many choices when it comes to high-speed internet. But if your neighborhood has a variety of options, which kind of internet technology should you choose? Is there any real difference between the different internet services available? …
Where to stream family Christmas classics
One of the cozier aspects of the hectic holiday season is enjoying the return of classic Christmas and holiday movies. The classics are a great way to unwind, rekindle memories of holidays past, and create new memories with your family. And with high-speed fiber internet from CoastConnect your favorite holiday movies are just a click …
Fiber Internet Increases Home Values
In the wake of COVID-19, more people than ever before want to work, learn, and access telehealth applications from home. Modern lifestyles require modern internet powered by a fiber network—and homebuyers know it. In fact, a 2015 study showed that fiber-delivered internet access could increase a home’s value by up to 3.1%. And that was …
CoastConnect receives grant from federal communications commission for expansion of high-speed fiber internet system
CoastConnect has been awarded a $7.86 million grant from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to expand its high-speed fiber internet system. The grant will be awarded over a 10-year period, for an annual total of $786,567.99. Funds will be used to expand CoastConnect’s system to areas the FCC has designated as unserved or underserved in Harrison, Hancock and Pearl River counties.