Knoxville, TN | Counties lining up for shot at broadband stimulus cash

More than $7 billion worth of federal stimulus money could make getting online a lot easier and faster for East Tennesseans in rural areas.

The application deadline for a piece of that cash is Friday and many communities in our area have thrown their names in for that money. It's all part of a portion of the bill designed to bring broadband internet to underserved areas...