Cincinnati Bell Announces Partnerships in Northern Kentucky to Invest $181M and Deliver Fiber-Based Gigabit Internet to All 207,000 Campbell, Kenton, and Boone County Addresses in 24-36 Months
29 Juillet 2021 - 7:36PM
Business Wire
Cincinnati Bell is expanding its fiber network in Campbell
County, Kenton County, and Boone County, and will be able to
provide all 207,000 consumer and business addresses in those
counties with fiber-to-the-premise gigabit Internet in the next
24-36 months.
The $181 million investment continues Cincinnati Bell’s ongoing
commitment to increase digital equity in Northern Kentucky and
ensure that all residents have access to education, healthcare, and
employment opportunities.
Once the fiber build is complete, 95,000 new addresses in
Campbell County, Kenton County, and Boone County will have access
to fiber-to-the-premise gigabit Internet from Cincinnati Bell.
Cincinnati Bell currently offers fiber-based gigabit Internet to
112,000 addresses in these counties.
- Under the agreement with Campbell County, which was approved on
July 21, Cincinnati Bell will expand its fiber network and offer
fiber-based gigabit Internet to 17,600 addresses that are currently
unserved or underserved. Campbell County is committing up to $4.5
million to the project.
- Under the agreement with Kenton County, which was approved on
July 27, Cincinnati Bell will expand its fiber network and offer
fiber-based gigabit Internet to 37,000 addresses that are currently
unserved or underserved. Kenton County is committing up to $10.8
million to the project.
- Under the agreement with Boone County, announced in March,
Cincinnati Bell will expand its fiber network and offer fiber-based
gigabit Internet to 40,000 addresses that are currently unserved or
underserved. The Boone County Fiscal Court is committing up to
$13.6 million to the project.
In addition to expanding its fiber network, Cincinnati Bell is
also announcing that its UniCity organization will invest a total
of $1.1 million to support Smart City initiatives in each county to
enhance the quality of life for residences and businesses, and
allow local governments to provide more value-added services to
constituents.
“Broadband Internet expansion through the use of fiber to the
premises is a goal the County Commissioners and I have had for
several years, and the COVID-19 pandemic only accentuated the need
for this project,” said Campbell County Judge/Executive Steve
Pendery. “We are proud to partner with Cincinnati Bell on this
transformative initiative that will improve the daily lives of our
residents and businesses for years to come.”
“One of Kenton County’s top priorities is to deliver access to
high-speed broadband Internet to all of our families. That goal is
now becoming a reality with the approval of our contract with
Cincinnati Bell to make fiber-to-the-premise available to all
residents in the next 24 to 36 months, offering one gigabit
internet to more than 37,000 addresses,” Judge/Executive Kris
Knochelmann said. “It’s an exciting development for Kenton County,
and as historic as any initiative ever undertaken here in our
community. Most importantly, I believe in the potential of our
people, and I know delivering fiber-based broadband to their homes
will empower them to pursue their dreams.”
“I am very pleased that our three Northern Kentucky counties
will have a unified regional approach to broadband fiber, in
partnership with Cincinnati Bell, that will enhance connectivity
through the deployment of high speed fiber-to-the-premise,” said
Boone County Judge/Executive Gary Moore. “This project will be
transformative to Boone County and the region and will improve the
quality of life for our citizens.”
Cincinnati Bell has a long history and progressive experience in
providing and managing large and complex wireline and wireless
projects. As the leading supplier of fiber-based services in
Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, Cincinnati Bell has
invested more than $1 billion into its fiber network to date, which
currently reaches approximately 500,000 addresses in Greater
Cincinnati.
The company in 2014 became the first Internet Service Provider
in Greater Cincinnati to offer 1 gigabit Internet, and earlier this
year became the first Internet Service Provider to introduce 2
gigabit speeds in this market.
“Access to education, healthcare, and employment opportunities
are the great equalizers in our society, and high-speed Internet is
absolutely essential to level the playing field in Northern
Kentucky,” said Tom Simpson, Chief Operating Officer of Cincinnati
Bell. “We are imagining the possibilities of fiber, and we're
excited about partnerships like these that are helping to bring
that reality to life for their communities.”
About Cincinnati Bell Inc.
With headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Bell Inc.
(NYSE: CBB) delivers integrated communications solutions to
residential and business customers over its fiber-optic and copper
networks including high-speed internet, video, voice and data.
Cincinnati Bell provides service in areas of Ohio, Kentucky,
Indiana and Hawaii. In addition, enterprise customers across the
United States and Canada rely on CBTS and OnX, wholly-owned
subsidiaries, for efficient, scalable office communications systems
and end-to-end IT solutions. For more information, please visit
www.cincinnatibell.com. The information on the Company’s website is
not incorporated by reference in this press release.
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