Shentel Awarded Grant to bring its Glo Fiber High-Speed Network to Frederick County, Maryland
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Expansion will bring internet speeds up to 2 Gbps to one of the fastest growing counties in MarylandEDINBURG, Va., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Glo Fiber, powered by Shenandoah Telecommunications Company ("Shentel") (Nasdaq: SHEN), announced a $10 million grant award from the Maryland Office of Statewide Broadband to deploy next generation fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband services in Frederick County, MD. Building out a system to serve all pockets of our community will take time and money, so I welcome news of this grant to help reach many of our rural areas," said Jan Gardner, Frederick County Executive. Frederick Countys broadband study helped to lay the groundwork for the project announced today, and we will continue to look for opportunities to encourage private companies to invest in rural areas. "Glo Fiber provides unlimited multi-gigabit internet access with symmetrical upload and download speeds, streaming TV, and phone service in the Mid-Atlantic region. "These innovative partnerships are exactly what we need to finally close the digital divide, and we are proud to be able to join in the great work that Frederick County and the State of Maryland have been doing.