ROCK HILL, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than 1,000 homes and businesses across York and Lancaster Counties have gained access to Comporium's fiber-based multi-Gigabit internet service. Over the past few months, Comporium constructed nearly 139 miles of fiber-optic cable to reach rural addresses within southern York County as well as western and northeastern Lancaster County. These projects, requiring over $5.4 million of investment to extend the company’s fiber-optic network, provide customers with access to internet speeds of up to five Gigabits per second and will greatly improve the quality of life in rural areas.
Comporium extended its network to 647 addresses in Lancaster County. In York County, the company partnered with York Electric Cooperative (YEC) to access 373 addresses to Comporium’s high-speed fiber-optic network. Comporium and YEC have worked together over the past few years to bring gigabit speeds to thousands of YEC customers throughout rural York County.
Comporium combined private investment, partnerships and state-issued funds from the American Rescue Plan Act as well as Rural Broadband grants made possible by funding from the South Carolina Department of Commerce. This joint funding approach ensures that the company reaches the maximum number of addresses possible with its state-of-the-art network. Comporium continues to work with state and federal agencies to find ways to extend or upgrade service to more rural customers.
“We are serving more and more rural customers because of our ongoing partnership with the South Carolina Broadband Office,” stated Shaun Barnes, Comporium’s vice president of corporate communications. “Projects like this allow us to reach residents with state-of-the-art fiber technology, meaning that we’ll be able to serve these addresses with our fastest internet speeds. Comporium offers speeds up to 5 Gbps now, with even faster speeds in the not-too-distant future.”
This project extended fiber to many addresses along the following roads:
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The company also added free public wi-fi to Lancaster’s Mural Court as a part of this project. The public park is in downtown Lancaster across Dunlap St. from the historic courthouse.
Residents and businesses in these areas of Lancaster and York Counties may place an order and schedule installation appointments through Comporium’s website at www.comporium.com.
About Comporium
Comporium, Inc., headquartered in Rock Hill, S.C., is a diversified, privately held communications company that employs more than 900 people and provides broadband, TV, voice, wireless, smart home systems, and advertising services throughout the Carolinas. Comporium has been serving communities in the Carolinas for nearly 130 years. For more information, please visit www.comporium.com.
