Conexon Connect Completes First Major Florida Fiber Deployment

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Conexon Connect has completed its first fiber to the home project in Florida, a 2,000-mile network launched in partnership with Escambia River Electric Cooperative (EREC). Conexon noted that this was the sixth fiber project it has completed nationwide with fiber Internet access being delivered to 12,000 EREC members. Conexon’s Alexis Madison said that the EREC project will be financed with approximately $21.8 million in grants, including an Escambia County grant of $6.3 million, two Broadband Opportunity Program (BOP) grants totaling $5.9 million, and a Broadband Infrastructure Program (BIP) grant of $9.6 million. 


Conexon Connect Completes First Major Florida Fiber Deployment