The Indiana County Commissioners are accepting requests for proposals for a project to bring broadband to un-served and under-served areas of Indiana County.
According to the Indiana County Center for Economic Operations, the companies that put in the RFP’s must be able to provide affordable, reliable high speed internet for residential, commercial and government use. This means that any residence that does not have upload and download speeds of 100/20 Megabits per second or any business that does not have speeds of 100 Megabits a second in either upload or download speeds would be considered eligible for this program.
The project has been a longtime item on the list for the Indiana County Commissioners, going back to the prior administration. It will be financed through the Appalachian Regional Commission’s Power Initiative, Community Development Block Grant-CARES act funding, the Keystone Communities program and by the county.
Indiana County Commissioner Mike Keith said that there’s no set timeline yet for the project’s completion but they want to get it completed as soon as possible.
The proposals are due by September 21st.
For more information, you can check out the Center for Economic Operations Newsletter at their website, https://www.indianacountyceo.com/about-us/ceo-newsletter/
