California ISP Onward, which has increasingly partnered with California cities to expand affordable fiber access, is leveraging $4.7 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) broadband grants to further expand its footprint into long-unserved areas of San Diego County.

According to a recent announcement, San Diego county’s Broadband Committee has approved nearly $9 million in ARPA broadband grants to help expand fiber access to 1,000 residents in three unincorporated areas:

• $4.7M awarded to Onward to deliver high-speed internet service to 281 households in Warner Springs.
• $2.7M awarded to AT&T to deliver high-speed service to 101 households in San Dieguito.
• $1.5M awarded to AT&T to deliver service to 53 households in Ramona.

The county says a Notice of Funding Availability was shared with all known Internet Service Providers in the County back in July of 2024. The County requested grant proposals through public outreach and engagement based on findings from its Comprehensive Broadband Plan.

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The effort is running parallel with the San Diego County Library Tech Connect Program that has provided 7,000 Google Chromebooks and MiFi hotspots with unlimited data plans to residents and students to the internet for free.

The Onward website states that the planned $4.7 million expansion into Warner Springs is still in the planning stage, but that once completed the fiber options will be between 10 to 100 times faster than existing offerings. Onward has also partnered with Rancho Cucamonga to dramatically boost access elsewhere in San Diego County.

California ISP Onward, which has increasingly partnered with California cities to expand affordable fiber access, is leveraging $4.7 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) broadband grants to further expand its footprint into long-unserved areas of San Diego County.

According to a recent announcement, San Diego county’s Broadband Committee has approved nearly $9 million in ARPA broadband grants to help expand fiber access to 1,000 residents in three unincorporated areas:

• $4.7M awarded to Onward to deliver high-speed internet service to 281 households in Warner Springs.
• $2.7M awarded to AT&T to deliver high-speed service to 101 households in San Dieguito.
• $1.5M awarded to AT&T to deliver service to 53 households in Ramona.

The county says a Notice of Funding Availability was shared with all known Internet Service Providers in the County back in July of 2024. The County requested grant proposals through public outreach and engagement based on findings from its Comprehensive Broadband Plan.

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The effort is running parallel with the San Diego County Library Tech Connect Program that has provided 7,000 Google Chromebooks and MiFi hotspots with unlimited data plans to residents and students to the internet for free.

The Onward website states that the planned $4.7 million expansion into Warner Springs is still in the planning stage, but that once completed the fiber options will be between 10 to 100 times faster than existing offerings. Onward has also partnered with Rancho Cucamonga to dramatically boost access elsewhere in San Diego County.

California ISP Onward, which has increasingly partnered with California cities to expand affordable fiber access, is leveraging $4.7 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) broadband grants to further expand its footprint into long-unserved areas of San Diego County.

According to a recent announcement, San Diego county’s Broadband Committee has approved nearly $9 million in ARPA broadband grants to help expand fiber access to 1,000 residents in three unincorporated areas:

• $4.7M awarded to Onward to deliver high-speed internet service to 281 households in Warner Springs.
• $2.7M awarded to AT&T to deliver high-speed service to 101 households in San Dieguito.
• $1.5M awarded to AT&T to deliver service to 53 households in Ramona.

The county says a Notice of Funding Availability was shared with all known Internet Service Providers in the County back in July of 2024. The County requested grant proposals through public outreach and engagement based on findings from its Comprehensive Broadband Plan.

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The effort is running parallel with the San Diego County Library Tech Connect Program that has provided 7,000 Google Chromebooks and MiFi hotspots with unlimited data plans to residents and students to the internet for free.

The Onward website states that the planned $4.7 million expansion into Warner Springs is still in the planning stage, but that once completed the fiber options will be between 10 to 100 times faster than existing offerings. Onward has also partnered with Rancho Cucamonga to dramatically boost access elsewhere in San Diego County.

California ISP Onward, which has increasingly partnered with California cities to expand affordable fiber access, is leveraging $4.7 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) broadband grants to further expand its footprint into long-unserved areas of San Diego County.

According to a recent announcement, San Diego county’s Broadband Committee has approved nearly $9 million in ARPA broadband grants to help expand fiber access to 1,000 residents in three unincorporated areas:

• $4.7M awarded to Onward to deliver high-speed internet service to 281 households in Warner Springs.
• $2.7M awarded to AT&T to deliver high-speed service to 101 households in San Dieguito.
• $1.5M awarded to AT&T to deliver service to 53 households in Ramona.

The county says a Notice of Funding Availability was shared with all known Internet Service Providers in the County back in July of 2024. The County requested grant proposals through public outreach and engagement based on findings from its Comprehensive Broadband Plan.

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The effort is running parallel with the San Diego County Library Tech Connect Program that has provided 7,000 Google Chromebooks and MiFi hotspots with unlimited data plans to residents and students to the internet for free.

The Onward website states that the planned $4.7 million expansion into Warner Springs is still in the planning stage, but that once completed the fiber options will be between 10 to 100 times faster than existing offerings. Onward has also partnered with Rancho Cucamonga to dramatically boost access elsewhere in San Diego County.

California ISP Onward, which has increasingly partnered with California cities to expand affordable fiber access, is leveraging $4.7 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) broadband grants to further expand its footprint into long-unserved areas of San Diego County.

According to a recent announcement, San Diego county’s Broadband Committee has approved nearly $9 million in ARPA broadband grants to help expand fiber access to 1,000 residents in three unincorporated areas:

• $4.7M awarded to Onward to deliver high-speed internet service to 281 households in Warner Springs.
• $2.7M awarded to AT&T to deliver high-speed service to 101 households in San Dieguito.
• $1.5M awarded to AT&T to deliver service to 53 households in Ramona.

The county says a Notice of Funding Availability was shared with all known Internet Service Providers in the County back in July of 2024. The County requested grant proposals through public outreach and engagement based on findings from its Comprehensive Broadband Plan.

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The effort is running parallel with the San Diego County Library Tech Connect Program that has provided 7,000 Google Chromebooks and MiFi hotspots with unlimited data plans to residents and students to the internet for free.

The Onward website states that the planned $4.7 million expansion into Warner Springs is still in the planning stage, but that once completed the fiber options will be between 10 to 100 times faster than existing offerings. Onward has also partnered with Rancho Cucamonga to dramatically boost access elsewhere in San Diego County.

California ISP Onward, which has increasingly partnered with California cities to expand affordable fiber access, is leveraging $4.7 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) broadband grants to further expand its footprint into long-unserved areas of San Diego County.

According to a recent announcement, San Diego county’s Broadband Committee has approved nearly $9 million in ARPA broadband grants to help expand fiber access to 1,000 residents in three unincorporated areas:

• $4.7M awarded to Onward to deliver high-speed internet service to 281 households in Warner Springs.
• $2.7M awarded to AT&T to deliver high-speed service to 101 households in San Dieguito.
• $1.5M awarded to AT&T to deliver service to 53 households in Ramona.

The county says a Notice of Funding Availability was shared with all known Internet Service Providers in the County back in July of 2024. The County requested grant proposals through public outreach and engagement based on findings from its Comprehensive Broadband Plan.

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The effort is running parallel with the San Diego County Library Tech Connect Program that has provided 7,000 Google Chromebooks and MiFi hotspots with unlimited data plans to residents and students to the internet for free.

The Onward website states that the planned $4.7 million expansion into Warner Springs is still in the planning stage, but that once completed the fiber options will be between 10 to 100 times faster than existing offerings. Onward has also partnered with Rancho Cucamonga to dramatically boost access elsewhere in San Diego County.

California ISP Onward, which has increasingly partnered with California cities to expand affordable fiber access, is leveraging $4.7 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) broadband grants to further expand its footprint into long-unserved areas of San Diego County.

According to a recent announcement, San Diego county’s Broadband Committee has approved nearly $9 million in ARPA broadband grants to help expand fiber access to 1,000 residents in three unincorporated areas:

• $4.7M awarded to Onward to deliver high-speed internet service to 281 households in Warner Springs.
• $2.7M awarded to AT&T to deliver high-speed service to 101 households in San Dieguito.
• $1.5M awarded to AT&T to deliver service to 53 households in Ramona.

The county says a Notice of Funding Availability was shared with all known Internet Service Providers in the County back in July of 2024. The County requested grant proposals through public outreach and engagement based on findings from its Comprehensive Broadband Plan.

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The effort is running parallel with the San Diego County Library Tech Connect Program that has provided 7,000 Google Chromebooks and MiFi hotspots with unlimited data plans to residents and students to the internet for free.

The Onward website states that the planned $4.7 million expansion into Warner Springs is still in the planning stage, but that once completed the fiber options will be between 10 to 100 times faster than existing offerings. Onward has also partnered with Rancho Cucamonga to dramatically boost access elsewhere in San Diego County.

Since it first broke ground in 2014, Longmont, Colorado’s city-owned NextLight fiber network has won numerous awards and inspired countless communities nationwide.

Now the popular community provider has reached another milestone: it now delivers next-generation affordable fiber access to 28,000 area residents.

The municipal broadband provider also announced that ongoing community support means the city is on track to repay its construction bond by the 2029 due date.

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“NextLight currently passes about 90 percent of the 47,000 premises in Longmont,” NextLight’s Scott Rochat told ILSR. “So at present, we serve about two-thirds of those homes and businesses. We’re delighted to see that so many in the community have chosen to make NextLight their choice for internet service, and we keep welcoming more.”

Last year, Rochat told ILSR the network passed 42,000 premises and was seeing a 64 percent take rate in Longmont.

The network has been so popular locally that officials have pushed the fiber network into neighboring areas, funded exclusively by subscriber revenues and money set aside for capital projects, with no bonding or other supplementary funds involved.

Since it first broke ground in 2014, Longmont, Colorado’s city-owned NextLight fiber network has won numerous awards and inspired countless communities nationwide.

Now the popular community provider has reached another milestone: it now delivers next-generation affordable fiber access to 28,000 area residents.

The municipal broadband provider also announced that ongoing community support means the city is on track to repay its construction bond by the 2029 due date.

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“NextLight currently passes about 90 percent of the 47,000 premises in Longmont,” NextLight’s Scott Rochat told ILSR. “So at present, we serve about two-thirds of those homes and businesses. We’re delighted to see that so many in the community have chosen to make NextLight their choice for internet service, and we keep welcoming more.”

Last year, Rochat told ILSR the network passed 42,000 premises and was seeing a 64 percent take rate in Longmont.

The network has been so popular locally that officials have pushed the fiber network into neighboring areas, funded exclusively by subscriber revenues and money set aside for capital projects, with no bonding or other supplementary funds involved.

Since it first broke ground in 2014, Longmont, Colorado’s city-owned NextLight fiber network has won numerous awards and inspired countless communities nationwide.

Now the popular community provider has reached another milestone: it now delivers next-generation affordable fiber access to 28,000 area residents.

The municipal broadband provider also announced that ongoing community support means the city is on track to repay its construction bond by the 2029 due date.

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“NextLight currently passes about 90 percent of the 47,000 premises in Longmont,” NextLight’s Scott Rochat told ILSR. “So at present, we serve about two-thirds of those homes and businesses. We’re delighted to see that so many in the community have chosen to make NextLight their choice for internet service, and we keep welcoming more.”

Last year, Rochat told ILSR the network passed 42,000 premises and was seeing a 64 percent take rate in Longmont.

The network has been so popular locally that officials have pushed the fiber network into neighboring areas, funded exclusively by subscriber revenues and money set aside for capital projects, with no bonding or other supplementary funds involved.