ROCK HILL, S.C. – July 16, 2024 – Comporium recently provided York Electric Cooperative (YEC) with a check for $1,099,012 from the South Carolina Accelerated Deployment Grant Program (ADGP). The ADGP was administered by the SC Broadband Office. This funding reimbursed YEC for a part of its material and labor costs to extend gigabit Internet service to underserved areas of YEC’s York and Cherokee County footprint.

The need for reliable high-speed Internet in rural areas became obvious during the COVID-19 pandemic. YEC partnered with Comporium to address this challenge and extend fiber optics to unserved members. The $16 million project constructed nearly 600 miles of cable between December 2020 and June 2023. This expansion enabled Internet access to more than 5,000 YEC members. As a result, members gained access to remote work, online education, telehealth, and participation in the gig economy.

Since 2020, Comporium obtained a variety of grant funding to address areas of low density. The company has used these funds in its existing service area as well as to bring relief to unserved areas through its partnership with YEC.

About Comporium

Comporium, Inc., headquartered in Rock Hill, S.C., is a diversified, privately held communications company that employs more than 900 people and provides broadband, TV, voice, wireless, smart home systems, and advertising services throughout the Carolinas. Comporium has been serving communities in the Carolinas for nearly 130 years. For more information, please visit www.comporium.com.

About York Electric Cooperative, Inc.

York Electric Cooperative, Inc. is a not-for-profit electric utility serving nearly 70,000 members in York, Chester, Cherokee, and Lancaster Counties, and one of 19 electric cooperatives in South Carolina. YEC always looks out for their members and strives to improve the quality of life in our communities. For more information, please visit https://www.yorkelectric.net/.

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