Brightspeed, the nation’s third-largest fiber broadband provider that connects more homes and businesses with reliable, fast connectivity, announced it has acquired 235 miles of fiber assets in suburban Cincinnati from Cincinnati Communications. These fiber miles are strategically located near Brightspeed’s existing fiber network projects in Ohio and eastern Indiana. This acquisition will enable Brightspeed to reach an additional 69,500 locations with its advanced network.
The assets are situated just 11 miles south of Brightspeed’s project in Mason, Ohio, and 12 miles east of its Lawrenceburg, Indiana, initiative, offering a prime opportunity to expand the company’s fiber broadband coverage and serve more customers in the area.
Brightspeed Fiber Internet is already available to over 200,000 homes and businesses across Ohio. The company is actively constructing its new, high-speed fiber internet network throughout the state, recently updating plans for its fiber projects in Lima and Warren, Ohio.
Furthermore, the company has received grants and subsidies in Ohio aimed at bridging the digital divide in rural communities. So far, Brightspeed has secured $13.8 million in funding from programs such as the Ohio Residential Broadband Expansion Grant (ORBEG), funded through the American Rescue Plan Act, along with support from the Broadband Expansion Authority and BroadbandOhio, to expand its fiber network by more than 8,300 locations within its Ohio service area.
Once completed, combined with grants and these newly acquired assets, Brightspeed’s fiber network will serve over 420,000 locations across Ohio.
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“These dark fiber assets complement our current fiber network build plan, filling in gaps that help us extend our network and connect even more Ohioans. We’ve already enabled more than 200,000 homes and businesses in Ohio, and this bold investment not only adds tens of thousands more connection opportunities in the Cincinnati area but also allows us to connect people even faster than starting the build from scratch.”
Brightspeed COO Manny Sampedro
