Butler Electric Cooperative received a $10 million Kansas Capital Project grant to provide high-speed fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) internet access to approximately 3,300 rural Kansans living and working within their territory.
The current project will provide fiber internet to approximately half of Butler’s membership and is anticipated to be completed within two years. Current wireless customers in the grant project area will be upgraded to a FTTH network as construction reaches their area.
Homes and businesses in these areas will have access to multi-gigabit symmetrical (same upload and download speed) service delivered by their broadband division, Velocity.
“We know the need for high-speed internet options is dire throughout our rural communities, and we are actively seeking additional funding to expand the fiber network,” Kevin Brownlee, manager, Butler Electric Cooperative.