How is your internet? Is it lagging? Is it fast? Or does it not exist in your area? The state has been hosting a listening tour that began Tuesday, Feb.…
To help close the digital divide in Eastern Kentucky, SOAR has been chosen to be one of eight projects supported by the Just Transition Fund (JTF). The Just Transition Fund…
Better internet and connectivity are in the works for rural Appalachia communities through the Appalachia Digital Equity Accelerator program. The Accelerator was created through a $6.3 million Appalachian Regional Commission…
Broadband is our region’s bridge to the 21st-century economy. In 2021, Kentucky permanently authorized Medicaid coverage for certain telehealth benefits because expanding access to medical providers supports better public health…
Our Office of Digital Literacy is now available for those living in Wolfe, Elliot, Jackson, Magoffin, Morgan, and Owsley counties. SOAR founded the Office of Digital Literacy to help every…
If there is anything the 2022 year has taught us, it’s that Eastern Kentucky and the people living within its region, continue to be resilient and persistent no matter the…
We are proud partners of Accelerating Access: Preparing Appalachian Communities for Digital Equity, a new Connect Humanity project funded by a $6.3M grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). The…
While broadband funding is more abundant than ever, these funds won’t arrive at our doorsteps in our time of need. Eastern Kentucky towns and counties must work together to take…
Eastern Kentucky is one step closer to getting high-speed internet into every household thanks in part to the federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. Kentucky will receive the…
On this Thanksgiving week, we want to simply say we are thankful for you! And we have a lot to be thankful for this week. From the backroads to connectivity,…