Delaware announces $56 million in Broadband Infrastructure Grants
DOVER, Del. – Delaware officials announced on Thursday the start of universal broadband construction.
Governor John Carney and State Chief Information Officer Jason Clarke with the Department of Technology and Information announced $56 million in Broadband Infrastructure Grants to begin making high-speed wired broadband connections available to every home statewide. The three current service providers in the State of Delaware are Comcast, Verizon, and Mediacom, and all responded to a grant application released in October 2021.
The award breakdown is as follows:
- Comcast: $33.1 million
- Verizon: $11.8 million
- Mediacom: $11.1 million
These three companies will extend their existing coverage areas to serve more than 11,600 Delaware homes and businesses that do not have access to high-speed, wired broadband service.
Officials say construction is expected to begin in the next few weeks and over the next 36 months, all three providers will build out and extend current infrastructure to deliver fixed, wireline internet access with transmission speeds that provide a minimum of 100 megabits per second download and 20 megabits per second upload.
Delawareans can find out if their area has internet access and report addresses that do not online.
