Crews with North Sky Communications install fiber as part of the Grant County PUD’s ongoing buildout. The buildout is projected to be completed by the end of 2024, but the majority of it has already been completed.
June 24, 2023
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FIBERED UP: Grant Co. fiber expansion nears finish line
EPHRATA — A decades-long project to provide fiber optic cable, and fiber access, to most Grant County locations is almost done. Terry McKenzie, senior manager of wholesale fiber for the Grant County PUD, said the buildout is scheduled for completion in 2024. “We’re about 90-ish (percent) complete with the project customer base, with the customer count,” McKenzie said. “We’re about 60-ish (percent) complete on miles. The very last year and a half is going to be a lot of miles, getting very little customers, because we waited to do the rural (areas) at the end.” ...