Comcast Signs Agreements with State of Indiana: Joint $50 Million Investment Will Bring Fiber Network to 10,000+ Rural Hoosiers Across 19 Counties
06 Février 2023 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Comcast has signed contracts with Indiana’s Office of Community
& Rural Affairs (OCRA) to bring gigabit-capable broadband
service to unserved parts of Indiana. The initial finalized
agreements will enable Comcast to build to rural, unserved portions
of Allen, Bartholomew, Carroll, Cass, Delaware, Fayette, Hendricks,
Jennings, Johnson, Hamilton, Huntington, La Porte, Madison,
Marshall, Montgomery, Morgan, Porter, Starke and Wayne
counties.
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Comcast has signed contracts with
Indiana’s Office of Community & Rural Affairs (OCRA) to bring
gigabit-capable broadband service to unserved parts of Indiana.
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Under Indiana’s Next Level Connections Broadband Grant Program,
Comcast is partnering with the state and local governments to build
and deliver fast, reliable broadband service to more than 10,000
homes and businesses across 19 counties. The projects will deploy
1,200 miles of fiber to unserved rural portions of Indiana. Under
this latest phase of Next Level Connections grants, Comcast is
investing $36 million in conjunction with the state’s $13.6 million
to expand its network.
This partnership builds upon Comcast’s ongoing commitment to
bridging Indiana’s rural digital divide. Over the past three years,
Comcast expanded and enhanced its network and product offering to
reach more residents and businesses across the state, connecting
communities like Darlington, Tell City, and Thorntown with
gigabit-capable speeds. In that time, Comcast has also invested
more than $500 million to strengthen and expand its Indiana
network.
“Next Level Connections is used as a model by other states to
deliver the best tech infrastructure to rural areas,” said Indiana
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, who also serves as Secretary of
Agriculture and Rural Development. “The investments made by Comcast
and other partners will not only benefit residents and businesses
but also contribute to Indiana’s rural economic engine.”
“Ensuring all Hoosiers have access to reliable, high-speed
internet has been a top priority for Comcast,” said Joni Hart, vice
president of Government Affairs for Comcast in Indiana. “As the
world we live in becomes increasingly digital, we remain focused on
not only bringing our broadband network to more Indiana homes and
business, but also meeting the ever-increasing appetite for
education, business, telemedicine, entertainment and more.”
Now that these contracts with the State of Indiana are signed,
Comcast will immediately start work on the multiple
pre-construction priorities of these expansion projects. The
company anticipates having its gigabit-capable, fiber-to-the-home
network expansion completed within two years.
As each build is complete, residential customers will be able to
take advantage of Xfinity’s full suite of internet products,
including the company’s Internet Essentials program that provides
low-cost, high-speed broadband service to income-constrained
households. Since its inception in 2011, the program has connected
more than 440,000 students, parents, veterans and seniors in
Indiana. Comcast also participates in the federal government’s
Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which provides qualifying
households a $30 monthly credit toward internet and mobile
services.
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