Bokeelia earns award through Broadband Opportunity Program

Governor DeSantis’ leadership, Florida has taken monumental steps to bring reliable, high-speed internet to all Floridians,” said Department of Economic Opportunity Deputy Secretary Ben Melnick “There is no doubt that the projects awarded today will shape the future of broadband in Florida, and we look forward to supporting the Governor’s vision for a connected economy ”

Administered by the Florida Department of Economic O p p o r t u n i t y ( D E O ) , t h e B r o a d b a n d O p p o r t u n i t y Program funds the installation and deployment of broadband internet infrastructure in unserved Florida communities, providing valuable access to telehealth, economic, educational, and workforce development opportunities to offer a brighter future for all Floridians

The following local projects will be awarded through the Broadband Opportunity Program:

■ Bokeelia ($63,311) to add 1 1 miles of fiber optic cable to provide FTTH services to 110 unserved locations within Lee County with minimum symmetrical download and upload speeds of 200 MBPS

■ Lehigh Acres ($3,988,532) to add 126 miles of fiber optic cable to provide FTTH services to 1,998 underserved locations in eastern Lee County with minimum symmetrical download and upload speeds of 1

GBPS

■ Lehigh Acres ($4,111,225) to deploy fiber optic cable service to 2,640 unserved and underserved locations within Lee County with minimum download speeds of 50 MBPS and upload speeds of 10 MBPS

■ City of Punta Gorda; Port Charlotte ($2,397,636) to provide FTTH services to 1,469 unserved or underserved residential customers and 195 businesses in Charlotte County with 1GBPS or higher symmetrical download and upload speeds visit www FloridaJobs org/Broadband