Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program

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Concho Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.’s (CVEC, Inc.) project to extend middle mile broadband infrastructure to underserved areas of Tom Green and Coke counties is intended to accommodate the population growth that continued in rural Texas. This population influx is increasing the demand for fast, reliable broadband connectivity across the state. New and existing customers require more middle mile bandwidth to provide access to true broadband speeds as they rely on the internet to work from home, attend virtual classes, shop, participate in telehealth services, use next-gen 911 services, and in all the other ways a stable, fast internet connection has become a necessity to modern life. The existing middle-mile infrastructure is not meeting this demand in the area, providing substandard speeds, network congestion, and very little redundancy.