Verizon Completes $2M Fiber Buildout on Maryland's Smith Island
Verizon completed a nearly $2 million fiber deployment project to Smith Island, Maryland's "last inhabited island that is not accessible by car," Gov. Wes Moore (D) said Wednesday. The funding came from the state's network infrastructure grant program, which supports broadband network buildouts in unserved or underserved areas.
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"By bringing broadband to Smith Island, we aren't just connecting an additional 200 Marylanders to the internet," Moore said. "We are proving our commitment to the highest ideals of our state." Moore visited the Chesapeake Bay island Wednesday and met with Verizon officials and local businesses. To date, the Maryland Office of Statewide Broadband has invested $145.8 million in infrastructure grants, it said.