Overview

During Covid, Cass County realized that there were many residents, and businesses without reliable internet. As a way to start solving the digital divide, Cass County became one of the first twenty counties in the State of Indiana to become a "Certified Broadband Ready" Community through the State of Indiana Broadband. They then used their Cares Act money to install a $1.8M,117 mile fiber ring around the county's borders. This Broadband project will create digital inclusion for all Cass County residents by building an affordable, scalable, reliable fiber network. The estimated 203-mile network will connect approximately 2,213 homes with hard fiber direct to the homes, and allow the fiber ring to be redundant. The up/down speeds will be 1G/1G. The project was originally proposed in 5 phases, at $4,445,000, to allow the county to start the project in pieces using CEDIT and ARPA funds, but with the help of READI, all five phases can be completed.