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Consolidated Communications Bringing FTTP to Rural NH TownBroadband World News, , 3/22/2019
Chesterfield, N.H. -- In a recent, public meeting the town of Chesterfield, N.H., voted to enter a public-private partnership (P3) with Consolidated Communications, Holdings, Inc., a provider of broadband and business communications to consumers, businesses, and wireless customers, as well as wireline carriers across rural and metro communities in a 23-state service area. Consolidated Communications will work with the town to build a high-speed, fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) Internet network to all homes and businesses, without any related property tax increase. "We were inspired by Chesterfield's enthusiasm and willingness to work with us on a solution to improve and expand broadband services in their rural community," said Rob Koester, vice president of consumer product at Consolidated Communications. "Consolidated Communications is excited to deliver high-speed broadband Internet service to residents and businesses in Chesterfield at speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second." New Hampshire towns were authorized to issue bonds for broadband infrastructure when the state passed Senate Bill 170, sponsored by Sen. Jay Kahn and Rep. John Bordenet, last year. The arrangement is the first of its kind in the state. "Having this type of partnership with Consolidated Communications provides a rural town like ours with innumerable economic development and quality-of-life benefits and opportunities that will, undoubtedly, have a lasting impact," said Brad Roscoe, a former town selectman who has been leading Chesterfield's broadband initiatives. Consolidated Communications is working diligently to bring better broadband Internet services to other unserved and underserved rural communities across New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont using a combination of its own capital and third-party funding sources. Last year, the operator completed a significant broadband upgrade project delivering faster speeds to 500,000 residents and small businesses throughout Northern New England, including 140,000 upgrades across New Hampshire. Upgraded homes and businesses now get speeds two to three times faster than prior speeds. Additionally, consumers have access to the latest, on-demand streaming content including HBO Now, DirecTV Now, fuboTV and Philo. Existing customers can use Consolidated Communications' MyCCIAccount.com center to place new orders and upgrade services online.
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