The total project represents a $62 million investment from Lumos and the State of South Carolina.
HIGH POINT, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lumos, a leading 100% Fiber Optic Internet service provider in the Mid-Atlantic, broke ground yesterday in Spartanburg, South Carolina, with the Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce, OneSpartanburg. With this expansion, thousands of homes and small businesses in Upstate S.C. will have access to Lumos’ ultra-fast internet.
Lumos will utilize public and private funds for the expansion, including a $1.2 million grant from South Carolina’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Capital Project Fund Grant Program for development in Spartanburg County.
“Internet usage is growing rapidly year over year and will require a network of 100% Fiber Optic Internet to keep up with consumer and business needs going forward,” said Lumos CEO Brian Stading. “We are proud to be growing across South Carolina, working with organizations and utilizing federal programs, like the American Rescue Plan, to bring fiber internet to communities in Spartanburg and the surrounding communities.”
Lumos is proactively working to help bridge the digital divide by expanding its 100% Fiber Optic network into unserved and underserved neighborhoods in South Carolina. The company’s network will bring residents reliable, high-speed fiber internet service, providing them with the bandwidth necessary for working from home, remote learning, attending telehealth appointments, streaming, gaming, and more.
“Spartanburg County is very grateful for the investment that Lumos is making to bring fast and reliable internet service to help our businesses and residents across the County, especially to our under and unserved communities. Having this new infrastructure in our community will make us stronger and more successful. We look forward to a long partnership with this great corporate partner,” said David Britt, Spartanburg County Council Vice Chairman and Economic Development Committee Chairman.
Lumos is committed to changing and improving the communities it serves through access to fast and reliable internet. In Spartanburg County, Lumos will further extend its reach by donating $5,000 to Southeastern Children’s Home for a technology tutor. Lumos is an active corporate citizen in the communities it serves and is excited to provide an opportunity to help prepare children in Spartanburg for the future.
Lumos’ 100% Fiber Optic Internet provides households and businesses with fast and reliable internet. Built from the ground up, the service fuels economic development by providing access to a network designed to manage all occupational, educational, health and life needs.
Community members will receive construction notices by mail and can check Lumos’ website to see if its 100% Fiber Optic Internet is available at their address or when it will be at www.lumosfiber.com/builtforthefuture.
About Lumos: Lumos provides 100% Fiber Optic Internet, whole-Home Wi-Fi, voice and streaming services, to more than 300,000 homes and businesses across North Carolina, Virginia and, South Carolina footprint. We believe that the possibilities of tomorrow cannot be built on the infrastructure of yesterday. That’s why we’re building a 100% Fiber Optic network from the ground up for families, small businesses and communities, backed by local, expert customer service. An Internet built for that most hopeful of all things – the future. Because whatever the future holds, we make it faster. Learn more at www.LumosFiber.com.
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