MONTICELLO – Sullivan County has been awarded a $1.7 million American Rescue Plan grant to develop a county-owned broadband network.
At present, over 4,000 homes in the county do not have broadband and this point-to-point system would fill that gap, said County Manager Josh Potosek.
“Signals would be almost like your cellphone signals would be sent from (communications) towers directly to a property, whether it be a business or residence, and they would have receiving equipment at their location to pick up that signal,” he said.
The county will have to contribute $415,000 for the project.
“Our goal at the Sullivan Broadband Local Development Corporation is to give every Sullivan County resident and business owner access to affordable, reliable high-speed internet,” said LDC Chairman and County Legislator Michael Brooks. “Life and commerce in the 21st century requires it, and this Economic Development Administration funding will go a long way in helping our county achieve that goal.”
