LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Practically all properties and companies in Tippecanoe County may have entry to broadband by the tip of 2024, Tipmont Wintek introduced this week, because of a partnership between the Tippecanoe County Commissioners and the web firm.
Round $14.8 million in county funds are for use to offer broadband to almost all of Tippecanoe County. This undertaking was accredited Tuesday as a part of almost $38 million designated to fund 12 county initiatives now till the tip of 2024, the discharge acknowledged.
By way of this partnership, Wintek will make “high-speed fiber broadband,” in accordance with the 2024-timline, accessible within the following Tippecanoe areas:
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North River Highway
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State Highway 26 W.
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Buck Creek and surrounding space
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State Highway 26 E.
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East Otterbein
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Montmorenci and surrounding space
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Shadeland and surrounding space
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White/Tippecanoe county border
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E. County Highway 1200 S.
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Surrounding space of Stockwell
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Clarks Hill and surrounding space
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Purdue College Airport West
“We’re thrilled to announce this transformative undertaking for individuals in these areas,” stated Tippecanoe county commissioner Tom Murtaugh within the launch. “Tippecanoe County will likely be among the many only a few in Indiana to say this sort of entry, which is crucial for strategic financial growth, distant studying and dealing, and high quality of life.”
Ron Holcomb, CEO of Tipmont Wintek, expressed his gratitude for the chance to additional present broadband to Tippecanoe County.
“We applaud the ambition and imaginative and prescient of the Commissioners and Council to carry important companies to those areas of Tippecanoe County and are honored to play a pivotal position in realizing it.” Holcomb stated within the launch. “We sit up for offering these properties and companies with the high-quality service and native help that has been our legacy for over 80 years.”
One Tippecanoe County citizen, Candiss Vibbert, is happy to expertise all of the alternatives that broadband will carry to the realm, together with additional entry for work, leisure and extra.
“It is a forward-looking initiative that displays Tippecanoe County and Tipmont Wintek’s dedication to creating these areas a greater place to reside, work and play,” Vibbert stated within the launch. “In the long run, know-how is about communication, and communication is about connecting us to one another. We’re grateful for the dedication of those companions. It’s actually fantastic to observe individuals work collectively and get issues finished.”
A map of the “build-up areas” in Tippecanoe County is obtainable at wintek.com/tippcouncil.