As America targets efforts towards connecting every community to robust broadband, cable providers continue to do what they have always done: build out their networks to reach as many Americans as possible.
With network expansions continuing to happen nationwide, here are a few more examples of projects that work towards the national goal of connecting every American. To learn about other projects highlighted in previous blogs, be sure to check out NCTA.com.
And to learn more about what it takes to deliver broadband to rural and far-out communities, watch NCTA’s docufilm “Every Last Mile.”
Florida
Charter has expanded high-speed internet access to more than 15,000 homes and small businesses in Marion County as part of Spectrum’s $7 billion rural construction initiative. Spectrum also presented an $18,000 grant to Marion Senior Services to support digital literacy training for older adults.
Comcast is expanding its network to connect more than 2,900 previously unserved homes and businesses in Lake County, including areas near Tavares, Astatula, Eustis and Groveland, through a public-private partnership with the state’s Broadband Opportunity Program. Construction is expected to be completed in Fall 2026.
Mediacom launched its new 5-Gig Internet service to more than 500,000 homes across communities in Florida and eight other states, with plans to expand availability to more than one million homes by the end of 2026. The rollout builds on Mediacom’s fiber-rich network investments in communities like Milton and across the Florida Panhandle, bringing next-generation multi-gig connectivity to more homes with minimal construction disruption.
Georgia
Cox expanded its fiber network into Twiggs County through an $8.1 million state-supported project, bringing gig-speed broadband access to more than 2,800 homes. The expansion helps connect previously unserved and underserved residents to high-speed Internet and other digital services.
Tennessee
Charter has launched gigabit broadband services to more than 1,400 homes and small businesses in Hardeman County as part of Spectrum’s $7 billion rural construction initiative. The expansion brings high-speed connectivity to previously unserved communities across the county.
Comcast connected nearly 800 homes and businesses in Anderson County to high-speed Internet through a public-private partnership supported in part by Tennessee Emergency Broadband Fund dollars. Comcast also donated $10,000 and provided 40 students with new laptops to support digital access in the community.
Texas
Charter expanded its fiber broadband network to more than 4,000 additional homes and businesses in Panola County, including Beckville, Carthage and Gary, bringing gigabit Internet, mobile, TV and voice services to previously unserved and underserved areas.
Virginia
Comcast expanded its network deeper into Campbell County, connecting more than 1,000 additional residents in Altavista and neighborhoods off Eastbrook Road and Old Rustburg Road to high-speed Internet. The project builds on a major 2024 expansion that connected 6,700 additional residents across Campbell County to Xfinity and Comcast Business services.
