Forked Deer Connect Internet is a local Internet provider based in Forked Deer, Tennessee. Several residents and businessmen started this company in 2005 with the main goal of providing broadband internet services to the forked deer-connected rural communities in the area since many people in the rural areas do not have easy access to the internet as it is rather slow and costly. Forked Deer Connect can provide up to 100Mbps to farms geographically remote from its main office and households in mountainous locations via fixed wireless and fiber optic connections. Though operated locally, this ISP offers flexible options beginning at $49.99 without any legally enforceable commitments or additional fees. It was also leased at free cost. With over 8,500 clients in five counties—residential and commercial— Forked Deer Connect today has been instrumental in closing the digital divide in many rural communities. By giving people greater chances to obtain work, education, telemedicine, and other improved facilities and services, their large-scale investment in broadband infrastructure has helped to boost the economy. With the promise of up to 1 Giga speed once the project is finished, Forked Deer Connect began a project recently to construct fiber internet throughout the Forked Deer downtown area over many years.