Texas man provides high-speed Internet to rural areas in need

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

Associated Press J.W. Breeden, CEO of LiveAir Networks, works in the server room Aug. 20 at his home in Smithville, Texas. Breeden’s company is an Internet service provider that competes with corporate giants while also providing broadband in rural areas where the giants don’t offer service.

SMITHVILLE, Texas—In some circles, J.W. Breeden is still known as “that kid.”

As in, that kid who was fascinated by technology in preschool, who earned his first $50 hooking up a family friend’s computer when he was 7 and who had his first business customer in the seventh grade.

Published: 08/30/2010