Placer County, CA partners with Wave Broadband to expand high-speed internet access in rural areas

Placer County, CA high-speed internet access in rural areas

Planning

The Placer County's Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $500,000 grant for Wave Broadband to build fiber-optic infrastructure. The $2.2 million project will bring high-speed internet access to approximately 1,500 households in the county's rural communities. The county plans to use CARES ACT funding to support the project and issue additional grants to identify specific rural communities with the highest need for the upcoming infrastructure.

Infrastructure Networking: Broadband and Connectivity Public Private Partnership (PPP)Fiber / Fiber Expansion CARES act funding

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Placer County, Calif., Approves $2.2M Rural Broadband Project

Placer County just approved a project that aims to expand high-speed Internet access to 1,500 households in Auburn, North Auburn and Penryn. The project is expected to be finished by October 2022.

Placer County, California Approves $2.2 Million Rural Broadband Project | Benton Institute for Broadband & Society

Placer County, California officials approved a $2.2 million grant to build fiber-optic internet infrastructure in the county's rural communities.

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