Spectrum Extends Fiber Broadband to 850+ Kent County Locations With $7 Billion Rural Buildout
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Updated · Charter Communications · Jul 8
Spectrum Extends Fiber Broadband to 850+ Kent County Locations With $7 Billion Rural Buildout
2 articles · Updated · Charter Communications · Jul 8
Summary
More than 850 homes and businesses in Kent County, Michigan, can now get Spectrum internet, mobile, TV and voice service after the company expanded fiber access in previously unserved or underserved areas.
The buildout covers Courtland, Oakfield, Sparta, Spencer and Tyrone townships and was funded partly through Michigan’s ROBIN broadband grant program alongside Spectrum investment.
Spectrum said the wider multi-year rural initiative is backed by more than $7 billion in private spending and is intended to add 100,000-plus miles of fiber reaching over 1.7 million new locations nationwide.
Residential and business customers in the new service area can get internet speeds up to 1 Gbps, while Spectrum says its broader network upgrade will bring gigabit upstream and multi-gigabit download speeds across its 41-state footprint.