WK&T to expand high-speed internet in Marshall, Calloway

State grants announced, last week, will assist Mayfield based WK&T in expanding high-speed internet to rural portions of Marshall and Calloway Counties.

Governor Beshear announced his Better Kentucky Plan last week. The plan included grants totaling $3,365,704 to WK&T to expand access to 843 households and businesses in Marshall and Calloway Counties, that currently do not have high-speed internet available. 

Trevor Bonnstetter, CEO of West Kentucky & Tennessee Telecommunications said, “WK&T has served parts of rural Calloway and Marshall counties since our founding members saw a need in rural areas that weren’t being met by the large telecom providers. This grant award means that more residents of Calloway and Marshall counties outside the current WK&T footprint are one step closer to having access to the fastest, most reliable internet technology available. This technology improves the daily lives of our members by opening up a whole new world of opportunities in entertainment, health care, education and so much more.”

The grants cover half the total cost, with WK&T and the counties partnering for the balance.

Statewide, the plan will deliver reliable internet to more than 34,000 Kentucky families and businesses. Beshear says he thinks the $203 million in total investment ranks as the “single-largest provision of funding” for high-speed internet in Kentucky history.