Comporium Helps York Electric Cooperative Secure Broadband Grant Funding
2024年7月17日 - 12:00AM
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YEC receives more than $1 millon from the state
of South Carolina through its partnership with Comporium
Comporium recently provided York Electric Cooperative (YEC) with
a check for $1,099,012 from the South Carolina Accelerated
Deployment Grant Program (ADGP). The ADGP was administered by the
SC Broadband Office. This funding reimbursed YEC for a part of its
material and labor costs to extend gigabit Internet service to
underserved areas of YEC's York and Cherokee County footprint.
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The need for reliable high-speed Internet in rural areas became
obvious during the COVID-19 pandemic. YEC partnered with Comporium
to address this challenge and extend fiber optics to unserved
members. The $16 million project constructed nearly 600 miles of
cable between December 2020 and June 2023. This expansion enabled
Internet access to more than 5,000 YEC members. As a result,
members gained access to remote work, online education, telehealth,
and participation in the gig economy.
Since 2020, Comporium obtained a variety of grant funding to
address areas of low density. The company has used these funds in
its existing service area as well as to bring relief to unserved
areas through its partnership with YEC.
About Comporium
Comporium, Inc., headquartered in Rock Hill, S.C., is a
diversified, privately held communications company that employs
more than 900 people and provides broadband, TV, voice, wireless,
smart home systems, and advertising services throughout the
Carolinas. Comporium has been serving communities in the Carolinas
for nearly 130 years. For more information, please visit
www.comporium.com/.
About York Electric Cooperative,
Inc.
York Electric Cooperative, Inc. is a not-for-profit electric
utility serving nearly 70,000 members in York, Chester, Cherokee
and Lancaster Counties, and one of 19 electric cooperatives in
South Carolina. YEC always looks out for their members and strives
to improve the quality of life in our communities. For more
information, please visit https://www.yorkelectric.net/.
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Matthew Dosch Comporium 803-326-7287
matt.dosch@comporium.com
Porter Gable York Electric Cooperative 803-818-5260
Porter.Gable@yorkelectric.net