Rural Telecommunications America (RTA) will deliver “gigFAST® ” internet services to 10,471 unserved rural broadband subscriber locations in Bastrop County, Texas. RTA, which manages more than 15,000 fiber route miles across its 25-state footprint, is leveraging a BOOT II $43 million grant to bring a state-of-the-art fiber-to-the-premises (FTTx) access network to this rural Texas county, east of Austin. Residences in these formerly unserved and underserved locations will now have the opportunity to subscribe to symmetrical gigabit services, with the potential for multi-gigabit services in the future, while businesses will have access to symmetrical gigabit, 10 gigabit, and 100 gigabit services.
“DZS has proven to be an ideal partner to help us continue delivering on our mission to bring gigFAST INTERNET to rural communities across America,” said Donald Workman, Chief Operating Officer, RTA. “Given our positive experience with DZS in our previously announced FTTH network buildout in Texas’ Bolivar Peninsula, their Build America, Buy America (BABA) certified solutions and our desire to partner with proven Texas-based companies, DZS and their best-in-class fiber access and in-home broadband solutions were the clear choice. We at RTA are committed to bridging the digital divide, and we are already looking beyond this project to address even more locations throughout Bastrop County and continuing to help build economic and social prosperity for the residents and businesses of this area.”
“RTA is committed to bringing fiber and their gigFAST INTERNET capabilities to communities seeking superior broadband, voice and video services throughout Texas and across the country,” said Jeff Liening, SVP Americas Sales, DZS. “We are proud that RTA has again selected our Velocity systems and Helix solutions to support bridging the digital divide. The BOOT II program is clearly a ramp-up for the $42 billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program and funds, of which Texas is the largest recipient, and we believe our success with RTA bodes well as a blueprint for how we can help innovative service providers throughout the U.S. to bring advanced broadband everywhere.”
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