Project Title:
Broadband Infrastructure Build Out in Lumpkin County, GA
Funding Program:
Broadband Infrastructure Program
Project Purpose/Type:
The Broadband Infrastructure Build Out in Lumpkin County, GA project is a last-mile infrastructure broadband service that will deploy fiber optic broadband service in Lumpkin County, Georgia. This application was submitted by Lumpkin County who has entered into a covered partnership with Windstream to accomplish the project.
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Project Service Area:
Lumpkin County
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$3,236,198.00Funding Amount$5,172,043.00Total Project Cost
Windstream plans to leverage its existing network infrastructure, engineering design experience, construction management, and operational experience to deploy a future proof Fiber to the Premises solution in Lumpkin County. This last mile access network will include four major components: a Multi-Service Access Node, an Optical Line Terminal, an Optical Network Terminal, and a Passive Optical Network. Windstream will provide consumer broadband speeds from 50/50 Mbps at $60 to 1/1 Gbps at $90.
This project will serve 1,730 households across Lumpkin County, GA, as well as 110 businesses and 6 community anchor institutions within the proposed area.
The residents, businesses, and anchor institutions in Lumpkin County will benefit from this project. They have been largely unserved due to the rurality, inadequate existing communication infrastructure, low population density and topography of the region.
Windstream will be the subrecipient of federal funds for this project. It will be responsible for broadband deployment activities in Lumpkin County.