{"id":210893,"date":"2026-03-29T20:02:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T20:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/210893\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T20:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T20:02:16","slug":"spectrum-broadband-adds-internet-access-to-15k-more-customers-in-marion-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/210893\/","title":{"rendered":"Spectrum broadband adds internet access to 15K more customers in Marion County"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘This work is about more than infrastructure \u2014 it\u2019s about connecting people.’<\/p>\n

Spectrum<\/a>\u00a0Broadband reached out to Marion County this month\u00a0to expand its \u201cBeyond the Build Tour,<\/a>\u201d designed to increase digital access in\u00a0rural areas.<\/p>\n

Spectrum\u2019s Rural Construction Initiative in Florida has added hundreds of thousands of new customers with additional broadband access. The Marion County initiative added another 15,000 homes and businesses locally.<\/p>\n

Spectrum built upon that moment with a community-focused event that highlighted the completion of local broadband infrastructure and demonstrated Spectrum\u2019s investment in expanded connectivity throughout Florida.<\/p>\n

Part of the Spectrum commitment included presenting an $18,000 check to Marion Senior Services<\/a>. The donation is designed to advance programs that will keep Marion County seniors connected to broadband and engaged in increased access to technology.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause at the end of the day, this work is about more than infrastructure \u2014 it\u2019s about connecting people,\u201d said John Dosher, Area Vice President of Field Operations for Spectrum.<\/p>\n

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Increasing broadband access<\/a> to rural areas has been a priority for Spectrum for much of the past year. This isn\u2019t the first expansion of service in Marion County, either.<\/p>\n

In June, Spectrum added about 35,000 new customers in Marion County. The company has been undergoing an internet infrastructure buildout in rural areas at a cost of about $7 billion. Some of the project\u2019s funding is coming from the federal Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF<\/a>).<\/p>\n

It\u2019s part of Spectrum\u2019s larger effort to provide an additional 100,000 miles of fiber-optic infrastructure for internet access to more than 1.7 million locations across America.<\/p>\n

Spectrum\u2019s event this month in Marion County included support of the launch announcements from state Sen. Stan McLain<\/a> and Marion County Commissioner Craig Curry<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The new center in Marion County included a Smart Device Training Workshop for Seniors. It highlighted the company\u2019s efforts to ensure residents know how to use the increasing technology now available to them.<\/p>\n

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