Adams Fiber has been awarded over $4.9M from the Connect Illinois Broadband Grant Program. This grant will cover roughly 50 percent of a $10M total expansion project Adams has committed to in underserved local communities in Adams and Brown Counties. This broadband access deployment is slated to begin in Spring of 2021 and will serve approximately 1,106 households,...
Read MoreSarah Rosenthal, with KHQA News, stopped by our Golden office this afternoon to chat with CEO Jim Broemmer in regards to Adams’ future plans to expand fiber services into additional rural communities. Click here to learn...
Read MoreOur friends at WGEM News – The Tri-States’ News Leader stopped by our Golden, IL office today to interview Jim Broemmer, CEO. Our planned $10M broadband expansion during the first round of the Connect Illinois and Broadband ReConnect grant programs was discussed. Residents are encouraged to continue to submit their interest as there will be subsequent...
Read MoreAdams Fiber is currently applying for grants through Connect Illinois Broadband Program and the Rural Development Broadband ReConnect Program at the state and federal levels respectively. Adams is committed to investing $5 million to these projects, which if funded by 50% matching grants, will allow for a $10 million total investment in broadband expansion to...
Read MoreSeveral key Adams employees participated in the Connect Illinois – Broadband Infrastructure Funding Webinar February 13, 2020. The webinar was presented by Matt Schmit, Deputy Director for Broadband, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Illinois Office of Broadband. As Deputy Director for Broadband within the Illinois...
Read MoreMore Illinois residents will soon reap the benefits of better internet connectivity through Connect Illinois, the state’s broadband expansion program. Governor J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday the release of $50 million in funding for the first round of matching grants through the...
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