Broadband expansion projects launched in southeastern Oklahoma

GRANT –– High-speed internet that has been almost impossible for many parts of rural Southeast Oklahoma to get, came a little closer to reality Friday, as representatives of Pine Telephone Company and the Oklahoma Broadband Office (OBO) broke ground on more than $58 million in fiber-optic line installation on the northern edges of Grant, Okla.

According to OBO Executive Director Mike Sanders, the O…