Cox investing $120 Million in bringing high-speed internet access to all of Rhode Island

Rhode Island is partnering with Cox Communications to bring some of the fastest internet speeds to the state. Cox plans to invest more than $120 million over the next three years to ensure everyone in the state has access to affordable and efficient internet access. More than $20 million will go towards 100% fiber-optic buildouts on Aquidneck Island to support the communities of Newport, Portsmouth, Middletown and Jamestown. The investment in Rhode Island is part of a plan Cox unveiled to spend several billion dollars over the coming years to deploy 10-gig capable fiber and upgrade its hybrid fiber-coaxia infrastructure to DOCSIS 4.0.