November 27, 2022
Escambia County has received aggregate proposals to physique a fibre web to supply existent precocious velocity broadband net successful North Escambia.
Proposals received included:
- Cox Communications
- NextCity Networks, a Florida Power & Light sister company
- C Spire Fiber
- Escambia River Electric Cooperative successful concern with Conexon Connect
Some of the companies would bring fibre to each homes successful their connection country reasonably quickly, portion different would instrumentality up to a decade.
NextCity Networks (FPL sister company) proposes an ISP spouse that volition bring work to residential homes wrong 7-10 years. EREC, a subordinate owned electrical cooperative, proposes to statesman servicing residential customers successful their franchise country astir 35 weeks aft a declaration support date.
The region committee antecedently divided the region broadband task into 2 areas — northbound and southbound of 10 Mile Road — and committed $10 cardinal to the bluish information from a $22 cardinal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocation.
Escambia County volition lend up to $10 million, positive expected assistance funds of respective cardinal dollars more, for the fibre backbone web crossed the country northbound of 10 Mile Road. The remaining funds volition spell toward the confederate country successful the future.
The region won’t supply net each the mode to the home. Instead, the winning institution volition beryllium the net work supplier to the extremity user.
The Escambia County Commission volition statesman information of the proposals successful a peculiar gathering Monday afternoon. NorthEscambia.com volition proceed to travel this story.
Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under TOP STORIES
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