As America targets efforts towards connecting every community to robust broadband – including the distribution of more than $40 billion in federal funds for building new networks – cable providers continue to do what they have always done: build out their networks to reach as many Americans as possible.
As the year comes to a close, here’s a sampling of some of the critical broadband expansion projects around the country that are underway or completed. To learn more about how the cable broadband industry is working to connect every American, be sure to check out NCTA.com.
The South
Alabama
Over 400 residents and businesses in Southern Mobile County near Heron Bay, Bellingrath Road, and Alabama Port got access to Comcast’s next-generation network. Phase two of the project connects nearly 1,000 additional customers.
Florida
Thanks to Cox Communications, the town of Hawthorne is getting its first high-speed internet connection. The first part of the project focuses on locations within the city limits and then outlying areas in partnership with the state.
South Carolina
More than 430 homes and small businesses in Georgetown County are now connected to Charter’s fiber-optic gigabit network.
The Midwest (Part 2 & Part 3)
Minnesota
Mediacom Communications completed phase one of its projects in Biwabik Township in the Esquagama Lake area of St. Louis County, connecting 135 homes.
Wisconsin
Midco brings a state-of-the-art fiber-to-the-premises network to the city of New Richmond, connecting 10,000 homes and small businesses to 5 Gbps symmetrical speeds.
Michigan
Charter has extended its fiber network to more than 1,700 homes and small businesses in Arcadia, Bear Lake, Brown, Dickson, Manistee, Norman, Onekama, Pleasanton, Springdale, and Stronach Townships.
Iowa
Residents in the towns of Rutland and Williams can now access Mediacom’s 2 Gbps speeds. The broadband provider has built fiber in 12 communities in partnership with the state, connecting more than 1,600 rural locations in Iowa.
The Mid-Atlantic
Virginia
Charter connected more than 900 customers in Isle of Wight County.
Cox recently spent about $3.5 million installing nearly 30 miles of high-speed fiber internet cables in the city of Suffolk, bringing fiber to roughly 1,500 businesses.
Pennsylvania
Comcast expands its next-generation network to more than 7,200 homes and businesses in Allegheny and Blair Townships, Duncansville, and Hollidaysburg in Blair County. Residents gain access to broadband speeds up to 1.2 Gbps and Comcast Business speeds up to 100 Gbps.
Delaware
Mediacom has connected more than 1,500 homes and businesses in the south-central section of Sussex County, which now has access to broadband download speeds up to 2 Gbps.
The Northeast
Massachusetts
Charter expanded its fiber-optic network to nearly 1,200 homes and small businesses in the towns of Royalston and Warwick, delivering gigabit speeds to the rural communities.
Connecticut
Comcast is expanding its network to 8,700 additional homes and businesses in Litchfield County. Customers will have access to Comcast’s gigabit-speed network in Litchfield, Morris, and Torrington.
The Pacific West
Oregon
Comcast is expanding its network to the town of Sublimity. The expansion will bring multi-gig speeds and unmatched reliability to over 1,000 homes and businesses.
Alaska
GCI completed the latest phase of its Aleutians Fiber Project in Chignik Bay and Larsen Bay, which delivers 2.5 Gbps speeds to both communities. The buildout is part of the ISP’s larger efforts to connect the remote Aleutian Islands to gigabit speeds via an 800-mile-long subsea fiber optic connection.
Central U.S.
Oklahoma
Cox has connected 200 new homes to speeds up to 2 Gbps in Rogers County. The project is the first of several funded jointly by Rogers County and Cox Communications.
North Dakota
Midco is extending its network to Jamestown, putting about 110 miles of new fiber in the community to connect more than 9,500 homes and businesses to 5 Gbps symmetrical service.