County Wants to Hear from Citizens without Reliable Broadband
Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 11:54AM Greg Wilson/Anderson Observer
Got broadband problems? Anderson County wants your help.
If you have no access or slow/limited to access to broadband internet, the county wants your stories about the challenge and frustations of being left without reliable access. Email: ineedbroadband@andersoncountysc.org
Anderson County announced a partnership with Upcountry Fiber last week to provide high-speed broadband to areas of the county which are unserved or underserved.
Working with the county, Upcountry Fiber, an internet service provider created by utility cooperatives Blue Ridge Electric Co-op (BREC) and West Carolina Rural Telephone Cooperative (WCTEL) will provide more than 2,800 miles of high-speed fiber internet access to those areas of Anderson County currently in need of the service. A projected $175 million will be needed, which will be paid by federal and state infrastructure funds, to complete the project.