Calif. Starts Next Phase of Middle-Mile Build
California broke ground on a 256-mile route in its middle-mile network, the office of Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Thursday. The open-access fiber route will reach from San Jose to Carson City, Nevada, crossing through the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the…
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governor’s office said. The state is currently constructing 1,666 miles of a planned 8,000-mile network, it said. In the next three months, it plans to start construction on 33 segments comprising 1,590 miles. California Government Operations Secretary Amy Tong said, “Together with urban, rural, and tribal communities across California, we’re ensuring a robust fiber infrastructure network that connects and unites our state.”