Affordable High-Speed Internet to Benefit Over 6,600
Residents in Extremely Rural Communities
SAN
ANTONIO, July 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/
-- Bluebonnet Fiber is pleased to announce a new partnership
with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to complete
pre-construction efforts to expand broadband access to households
and communities without sufficient access to internet in
Duval, Frio, Jim
Hogg, La Salle and
Zavala Counties. Bluebonnet
estimates 6,684 residents across ten distinct communities will be
positively impacted by this effort.
Without broadband access, rural residents face unique social and
community challenges with documented impacts on education, income
and health. As technology becomes more integral to everyday life,
communities must have access to affordable and reliable broadband
for remote learning, telehealth, workforce development, emergency
services, and job procurement.
Accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, an estimated 35 million
jobs nationally are remote or hybrid roles. Those impacted by the
digital divide are effectively excluded from these opportunities
and with many in-person roles requiring online applications or
assessments, more opportunities are lost.
Over the next several months, the partnership between Bluebonnet
Fiber and the USDA will complete activities to support universal
broadband access in the area, helping improve residents quality of
life.
Wyatt Ciomperlik, president of operations, remarked, "Our
partnership with the USDA will help us better address the unique
challenges faced by rural communities in South Texas and ensure that our plans align
with the needs and expectations of local residents. We're committed
to providing reliable, high-speed internet access to everyone,
regardless of where they live."
As part of this partnership, residents in the impacted areas
will be receiving a survey. The survey asks questions about your
existing internet access, takes a few minutes to complete, requires
no return postage, and should be in residents' mailboxes around
Saturday July 6th,
2024.
For more information about this initiative or to participate in
the survey electronically, please
visit https://www.bluebonnetfiber.net/ and click the
"Connectivity Survey" link.
Contact:
Bluebonnet Fiber
press@bluebonnetfiber.net
1 (855) 956-2583
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