Governor Brian Kemp will be in Dahlonega this morning, joining state lawmakers from Lumpkin County in announcing plans to expand high-speed fiber internet. Windstream Communications says it will spend more than $20 million on a project meant to enhance broadband into more than eight thousand homes, businesses, and schools in what are called underserved areas of Lumpkin County.
From Windstream…
Gov. Brian Kemp, state Sen. Steve Gooch, state Rep. Will Wade, county officials and Windstream Communications CEO Tony Thomas will be among the dignitaries announcing a $20.4 million project that will make 8,200 homes, businesses and schools in unserved and underserved parts of Lumpkin County eligible for high-speed fiber internet for the first time.
WHEN: 10 a.m. tomorrow, June 29
WHERE: Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Welcome Center Plaza, 13 South Park St. Dahlonega
WHO: • Gov. Brian Kemp
· State Sen. Steve Gooch, R-Dahlonega,
· State Rep. Will Wade, R-Dawsonville
· Lumpkin County Development Authority Executive Director Rebecca Mincey
· Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners Chairman Chris Dockery
· Windstream Communications President and Chief Executive Officer Tony Thomas
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