This article from January 2019 describes how several states have changed their laws to now allow electric co-ops to offer broadband. The new legislation occurred in Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia, and Oklahoma.

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This resource describes the development of a new co-op entity, Coastal Fiber Inc., which intends to deliver fiber-to-the-home broadband services in three counties in Southeast Georgia. The piece discusses the role of state legislation in empowering cooperatives to deliver broadband services.

Georgia’s 2021 annual report provides an update on statewide broadband development and recaps the accomplishments of the previous year, such as continued public-private cooperation, a comprehensive mapping program, and offers of technical assistance to local communities.