Windstream Forms Public-Private Partnership is With Throckmorton, Texas

A $580,000 Windstream public–private partnership in Throckmorton (TX) has the provider’s Kinetic gigabit fiber broadband service available to public schools and 650 homes and businesses in the small city. The bulk of the financing—$420,000—is being provided by Windstream. The balance is coming from the Throckmorton Collegiate Independent School District’s operating budget ($20,000), the City of Throckmorton ($70,000) and Throckmorton County ($70,000). The city and county contributions are from the federal Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program (SLFRF). The project features more than 60,000 feet of fiber that will link optical equipment to the school district, and local homes and businesses.