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Southern Tier Network is excited to announce an $18.2 million grant to build out more than 200 miles of fiber optic infrastructure across five counties. The money is part of Empire State Development’s ConnectALL Municipal Infrastructure Program, which awarded over $70 million across all of New York State to transform broadband infrastructure.
Southern Tier Network will use this grant money to connect over 4,200 homes and businesses in eight municipalities across Steuben, Schuyler, Chemung, Tioga, and Tompkins Counties. This project service area faces challenges of extreme rural poverty, vulnerable aging populations, and disproportionately high levels of households with a person with a disability.
Those benefiting from this project will receive fiber optic connections and high-speed symmetric service options for the first time. Following the ConnectALL Municipal Infrastructure Pilot Project in the Town of Nichols, Southern Tier Network will partner with FiberSpark and other internet service providers to deliver high speed connections at below average rates.
We’re excited about what this means for families and small businesses in rural towns across the Southern Tier!
