South Valley Internet and LCB Communications were awarded two grants by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to bring enhanced broadband Internet and telecommunications services to multiple underserved communities throughout San Benito County.
The first grant provides $1.7 million in funding for a broadband Fiber to the Home (FTTH) project by SVI to aid the development of the Southside Road Project in Hollister, CA, which will provide high-speed internet service from speeds of one gigabit per second (Gbps) symmetrical to 194 households.
A second grant totaling nearly $30 million dollars was awarded to construct a hybrid middle-mile and last-mile broadband network in portions of San Benito, Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties to provide fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) service to 1,038 unserved locations and fixed wireless access (FWA) to 63 unserved locations, totaling 1,101 currently underserved locations. When complete, SVI/LCB will offer speeds up to 5 Gbps symmetrical, while FWA will offer up to 600 Mbps download and 100 Mbps upload, delivering low-income broadband plans for just $15 per month for five years.
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