Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

The applicants Underground Fiber Project will facilitate high-speed broadband deployment to currently unserved or underserved areas, improve affordability in already-served markets, catalyze lower priced broadband for economically vulnerable communities, bolster national security interests, and facilitate the provision of broadband service to anchor institutions. The $30.8 million project, with the applicant providing a funding match, will be comprised of 69.9 route-miles of underground middle mile fiber communications infrastructure that will drive substantial end user benefits and encourage new last mile broadband providers to enter this market, including those offering low-priced internet access plans.