Oklahoma Broadband Office, AT&T Oklahoma launch high-speed internet expansion projects

Five grant projects totaling $11.4 million for high-speed internet expansion were officially launched in Latimer County by the Oklahoma Broadband Office and AT&T Oklahoma. The projects, funded through federal grants administered by the OBO coupled with additional funding from AT&T, will connect 2,760 homes and businesses with broadband internet using fiber optic technology. The awards were made in 2024 by the Oklahoma Broadband Governing Board. The $2.4 million Latimer County project will connect 455 homes and businesses to high-speed internet, including 213 locations, or 85 percent of home and business, in Veterans’ Colony.