State and local officials joined with fiber-broadband provider Kinetic to break ground on a new, state-of-the-art fiber network that will provide ultrafast internet to more than 7,300 customer locations in Union County.
This is in addition to some 8,400 county locations Kinetic already made “gig ready.”
When completed next year, the $20.5 million expansion project will make more than 7,300 homes, businesses and schools in Blairsville, Suches and nearby unserved and underserved areas eligible for high-speed fiber internet for the first time.
These homes, combined with the 8,400 other locations Kinetic already made “gig ready,” add up to more than 15,700 locations in the county eligible for Kinetic’s fiber broadband.
This quantum leap to fiber broadband will turn Union County into a Georgia Gigabit Community, in which customers are able to stream, share and download at speeds of at least 1 gigabit a second.
“The people in Blairsville, Suches and other communities will soon no longer be underserved and unserved,” Kinetic Georgia operations President Michael Foor said at Monday’s event.
“I’m a Georgian like you are and Kinetic is a local company employing local people to help other local people get the best internet experience,” he said. “This important county deserves exceptional internet that will meet its evolving demands for business, educational and personal use.”
At the event, state Senate Majority Leader Steve Gooch, R-District 51, said, “I am proud to have been a sponsor and supporter of broadband deployment legislative and funding initiatives at the state capitol, and am thrilled this world-class telecommunications upgrade will benefit communities across Union County.”
“High-speed internet allows folks in this beautiful area to stay connected with school, healthcare services and family, not to mention business, and is critical to the success of our region’s economy and to future job creation,” he said.
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