Friday, August 1, 2014
High Speed Internet will be available soon in the small Southern Indiana town of Mauckport.
Construction is underway on wireless towers and a 3,000 square foot prefabricated community center. The center will have 10 computers with internet access for area residents to use. The center is expected to be open in early fall.
Q-Wireless received a $782,000 federal USDA grant to provide this service. The signal will be brought across the river from Brandenburg, KY.
The Harrison County Chamber of Commerce and the Harrison County Economic Development Corporation donated money and matching in kind contributions to the project.
"Basically this is a special program to bring high speed internet to rural communities that otherwise would never get service," Chamber director Lisa Long said.
Long hopes this grant will be the first step in Q-Wireless expanding high speed internet across the southern part of the county and up into Corydon.
The Chamber also recently started an independent not-for-profit group, Connect Harrison County, to help find solutions to the county's high speed internet challenges. The board is filled with local business leaders and computer experts.
Progress is being made, as negotiations are underway with a different firm to try to bring another source of above-ground fiber to key business areas, Long said.
