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January 2012 Update on Broadband Project
Posted by: Heather Hansen
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January 4, 2012 |
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With the winter weather and frozen ground, the Teton Broadband Project has slowed. The contractors hired to lay the fiber lines completed a significant portion of the project, with over 80 of the total 110 miles of fiber optic lines placed. Due to long hours put in by Silver Star’s staff and contractors, several Jackson Community Anchors and businesses will begin reaping the benefits of the grant project in early 2012.
What does this mean for Jackson residents? The goal of this project is to increase broadband capacity and reliability in Jackson. Because funding was received as a part of NTIA’s (National Telecommunications Information Administration) economic recovery program, we must first focus on providing services to community anchor institutions (emergency services, educational establishments, etc.). In the meantime, we are working with businesses directly along the fiber route in need of broadband circuits. Our long term plans for Internet or other communications services are in the strategic planning phase, but we ultimately hope to provide additional services to the Jackson community. Regardless of your communications provider, the overall broadband capacity the reliability in Jackson will improve because of this project. The additional fiber routes out of Teton Valley provided by the broadband project will provide redundancy in the event of a fiber cut. Stay tuned for more news as we bring organizations online in 2012.
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Heather Hansen
Heather is the Graphic & Web Designer at Silver Star.
Heather is the Graphic & Web Designer at Silver Star.
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