C Spire is moving ahead with full deployment of a voice and data contract with the Mississippi Department of Information Technology, "to provide next-generation advanced, 21st century technology that relies on fiber-optic infrastructure and ultra-fast, gigabit speed Internet access to meet the growing economic, job growth needs in the state of Mississippi," announced C Spire CEO Hu Meena. Under the eight-year contract C Spire will deliver wholesale Internet access, hosted Voice over Internet Protocol, long distance services, and upgrades and expansion of Mississippi's college and university research network.

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