Comcast announced Monday that it is upgrading and expanding the reach of its network serving Fayette and Somerset Counties, Penn., as well as Preston County, W.V.
The effort will enable residential customers in these service areas to access all Xfinity services and allows businesses in these areas to access the full suite of Comcast Business products and services.
“Access to high-speed broadband is critical for modern education, medicine, and commerce,” Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf said. “I applaud Comcast for making rural broadband expansion a priority as my administration works to ensure every Pennsylvania resident, business, farm, school, and hospital has access to broadband.”
The project will pass approximately 4,500 rural homes with 119 miles of new fiber construction and cover all of Comcast’s current customers in Fayette County, most of its customers in Preston County and five municipalities in western Somerset County. Comcast completed an upgrade to the remainder of its Somerset County service area in 2018.
“This is an exciting announcement for our region,” State Senator Pat Stefano (R-Fayette/Somerset/Westmoreland Counties) said. “The availability of high-speed internet is critical to the success and future growth of our communities. Comcast’s investment in our region is critical to our future and a testament to their commitment to Pennsylvania.”