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.
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 new docufilm “Every Last Mile.”
California
Charter has completed a network expansion that will bring gigabit broadband to nearly 700 homes and small businesses in the previously unserved Los Angeles County community of Val Verde. The $1.6 million project comprises more than 10 miles of network construction and was funded entirely by Charter.
Washington
Comcast is expanding its network to more than 3,000 homes and businesses in Duvall, including multi-gig broadband speeds for residential customers.
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 has announced the completion of the latest phase of its Aleutians Fiber Project in Chignik Bay and Larsen Bay, which will deliver 2.5 Gbps speeds to both communities. The buildout is part of the ISPs larger efforts to connect the remote Aleutian Islands to gigabit speeds via an 800-mile-long subsea fiber optic connection.