Published: 7/12/2022 - ARK

ARDMORE TELEPHONE COMPANY REPORTS THAT IT HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY BEEN NAMED A GRANT FINALIST TO HOPEFULLY RECEIVE FUNDING TO BRING HIGH-SPEED FIBER INTERNET TO MORE OF GILES COUNTY. THE GRANT IS AN $8.1 MILLION DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE TENNESSEE EMERGENCY BROADBAND FUND AND AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN. AS OUTLINED, GILES COUNTY WILL INVEST $3.5 MILLION,  MAKING THE PROPOSED TOTAL FOR DEVELOPMENT ABOUT $11.6 MILLION. IF AWARDED, THE COMPANY PLANS TO BENEFIT PARTS OF GILES COUNTY CONSIDERED UNSERVED OR UNDERSERVED. THE ELIGIBLE AREAS ARE PRIMARILY IN SOUTHERN GILES. VISIT ARDMORE.NET FOR MORE DETAILS. WE ARE FOLLOWING THE STORY!