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Dryden Fiber says buildout will reach every house in Dryden this year; Caroline expansion to follow
Summary
Dryden Fiber briefed the Tompkins County Council of Governments on an ongoing municipal broadband build that currently serves about a third of Dryden, reported 528 active customers and said state grants of roughly $11.6 million support expansion to every home in Dryden and broad deployment in Caroline.
David Makar, executive director of Dryden Fiber, told the Tompkins County Council of Governments that the municipal broadband project has moved from pilot to large-scale construction and will reach every home in the town of Dryden by the end of the year. "We currently reach about a third of the town of Dryden," Makar said, adding the project serves roughly 1,800 of about 5,800 parcels. He reported 528 customers on the platform as of March 1 and a 29% take rate.
Makar said the initiative began with planning years ago and marked its official public start with a May 2022 groundbreaking. About 75 miles of construction are complete, much of it aerial on utility poles…
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