Columbia’s city manager says Wi-Fi is a huge issue in Columbia and across mid-Missouri.
De’Carlon Seewood tells 939 the Eagle that a map released by the federal government doesn’t accurately portray Columbia’s internet issues.
“The first grouping of grants that actually looked at WiFi or looked at internet, you know when you look at the quote-unquote map that was done by the feds, it actually shows our area being no good and that there are no issues,” Seewood says.
Mr. Seewood tells 939 the Eagle that much of the recent broadband money went to rural areas, adding that Columbia is not considered rural. Boone County northern district commissioner Janet Thompson says she has to drive to Centralia’s McDonalds to do zoom calls.