{"id":2372,"date":"2017-01-23T22:08:40","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T22:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tenntel.org\/?p=2372"},"modified":"2020-05-19T16:36:33","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T20:36:33","slug":"bledsoe-telephone-community-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/2017\/01\/bledsoe-telephone-community-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative Hosts Community Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the legislature in session, TTA members are working hard to make sure lawmakers hear about the need for broadband in rural Tennessee. Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative recently hosted a community meeting to discuss its expansion of broadband services. The cooperative was pleased to have State Sen. Janice Bowling, R-Tullahoma, in attendance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2373\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2373\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2373\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tta-2017-01-blesoe-meeting-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative Controller and Business Manager Robbin Rothwell, left, and General Manager Charles Boring presented the cooperative\u2019s plans for network expansion.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2372 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tta-2017-01-blesoe-meeting-4.jpg'><img width=\"255\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tta-2017-01-blesoe-meeting-4-255x340.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tta-2017-01-blesoe-meeting-4-255x340.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tta-2017-01-blesoe-meeting-4-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tta-2017-01-blesoe-meeting-4.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tta-2017-01-blesoe-meeting-3.jpg'><img width=\"340\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tta-2017-01-blesoe-meeting-3-340x255.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tta-2017-01-blesoe-meeting-3-340x255.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tta-2017-01-blesoe-meeting-3-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tta-2017-01-blesoe-meeting-3.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tta-2017-01-blesoe-meeting-2.jpg'><img width=\"255\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tta-2017-01-blesoe-meeting-2-255x340.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tta-2017-01-blesoe-meeting-2-255x340.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tta-2017-01-blesoe-meeting-2-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tta-2017-01-blesoe-meeting-2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\" style=\"margin-top: -25px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"><strong>Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative is one of many TTA members expanding its network to reach rural Tennesseeans with high-speed broadband.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2377\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2377\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tta-2017-01-blesoe-meeting-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1365\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tennessee State Senator Janice Bowling, left, attended the meeting and heard about the need for broadband from both Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative managers and local residents.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the legislature in session, TTA members are working hard to make sure lawmakers hear about the need for broadband in rural Tennessee. 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