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Upcountry Fiber launches $150 million rural broadband effort in SC

That s the challenge that the new company, Upcountry Fiber, believes it has cracked.
Jim Lovinggood, president and CEO of Blue Ridge Electric Co-Op, said the economic model is working and has worked in a pilot program.
The program was in the Stillwood neighborhood in Oconee County, and 85 of 130 homes participated in the pilot, which was finished in February.
The next expansions would be in parts of Seneca and Central and would continue outward this year.
The new broadband offers speeds up to 1 gigabyte of both upload and download speed, lower speed packages start at $40 a month.
There is a federal program that can give students up to $50 a month to pay for broadband in many cases and that would cover the cost to get the new service into a large number of homes in the Upstate, company officials said. ....

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Thousands in the Upstate could see faster Internet with $150 million rural broadband effort

Thousands in the Upstate could see faster Internet with $150 million rural broadband effort
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Thousands of people in the Upstate could get faster Internet access by the end of the year from a new broadband company, Upcountry Fiber, launched by two utility cooperatives.
The company s $150 million expansion is a large investment, and the state of South Carolina has set aside $30 million for broadband expansion programs in the most recent budget.
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A map showing Internet access speeds in Pickens County. The pink areas have no available Internet service.
The program is a great trend and has a lot of promise for the Upstate, said Jim Stritzinger, South Carolina s state broadband coordinator. ....

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Upcountry Fiber launches $150 million rural broadband effort in SC

Upcountry Fiber launches $150 million rural broadband effort in SC
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