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Plan shows broadband expansion progress but 118 Chattahoochee County locations remain unserved
Summary
The comprehensive plan notes 1,174 locations with some fixed broadband service and 1,011 locations under grant commitments, but identifies 118 remaining unserved locations and names grant recipients and providers tied to recent federal and state awards.
The comprehensive plan documents recent broadband deployment work in Chattahoochee County while flagging remaining gaps.
According to the plan, 1,174 locations have fixed broadband service as of June 2024, although some of those fall below the state‑recommended minimum (100 Mbps down/20 Mbps up). Another 1,011 locations are encumbered by grant commitments for high‑speed fiber under federal and state programs (USDA, ARPA, and FCC RDOF), with named recipients including Charter Fiberlink/Spectrum, Flint Electric/Conexon Connect, and Public Service Telephone Company. The plan reports that 118 locations remain unserved on the county map and that the county will continue to facilitate deployment to those sites.
The document references the Georgia Broadband Deployment Initiative and the Achieving Connectivity Everywhere (ACE) Act (SB 402) as the policy framework for local broadband efforts; it also points to the FCC’s December 2024 broadband data fabric and BEAD/NTIA grant layers used to identify service and funding status. County officials say the early adoption of a broadband element in the comprehensive plan is intended to position the county for future grant awards and to encourage providers to pursue remaining unserved locations.
