CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Brightspeed announced Wednesday that it has acquired 235 miles of fiber assets in suburban Cincinnati from Cincinnati Communications LLC.
The acquired assets are located 11 miles south of Brightspeed’s build in Mason, Ohio, and 12 miles east of its Lawrenceburg, Ind., project. The acquisition will allow Brightspeed to reach an additional 69,500 locations, a news release states.
“These dark fiber assets complement our current fiber network build plan, filling in gaps that help us extend our network and connect even more Ohioans,” Brightspeed COO Manny Sampedro said. “We’ve already enabled more than 200,000 homes and businesses in Ohio, and this bold investment not only adds tens of thousands more connection opportunities in the Cincinnati area but also allows us to connect people even faster than starting the build from scratch.”
The company is continuing construction of its new fiber internet network in and around the state, recently announcing updates to its fiber network builds in Warren and Lima.
Brightspeed has been awarded grants and subsidies in Ohio to help bridge the digital divide in rural communities. To date, the company has been awarded $13.8 million in funding from the Ohio Residential Broadband Expansion Grant program, funded through the American Rescue Plan Act, the Broadband Expansion Authority and BroadbandOhio, to extend its planned fiber network build by more than 8,300 across its footprint in the state.