Milton, Indiana to Expand Its Fiber Footprint

High-speed Internet in one pocket of Cass County (IN) will get a boost this year as Milton Township invests in rolling out more fiber. The township board voted this past Dec to award $75,000 to Midwest Energy & Communications of Cassopolis to install five miles of fiber that will be able to serve about 80 homes. The project got underway Jan 2 and, if the weather cooperates, could be completed in the first quarter, with home connections available in the spring. The area in question is the final piece in Milton Township’s puzzle to give its 3,800 residents access to high-speed Internet and banish the days of dial-up, township supervisor Kelly Sweeney said. It’s a project the township’s been working on for about a decade, driven by the vision of former supervisor Robert Benjamin and a reality everyone seemed to acknowledge, according to Sweeney: that these days, high-speed Internet is simply something “you’ve got to have” for online work, school and entertainment.