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# Comporium, York Electric Share South Carolina Grant
- URL: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/comporium-york-electric-share-south-carolina-grant/
- Published: 2024-07-22T17:28:27.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-11T06:05:33.000Z
- Description: The partnership seeks to extend fiber services to unserved addresses in the state.
- Author: Taormina Falsitta
- Tags: South Carolina, #with-siderail, Comporium, York Electric Cooperative, Accelerated Deployment Grant Program, SLFRF

July 22, 2024 – Rural Broadband provider Comporium [gave a portion of its grant](https://www.comporium.com/about%5Fnews/comporium-helps-york-electric-cooperative-secure-broadband-grant-funding/?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com) from the South Carolina Broadband Office to York Electric Cooperative to support extending gigabit Internet to underserved areas in York and Cherokee Counties.

Comporium said that the funds, nearly $1.1 million, will reimburse “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.”

Comporium provides a range of services including broadband, television, voice, wireless, smart home systems, and advertising throughout the Carolinas. York Electric Cooperative is a not-for-profit electric utility serving approximately 70,000 members across [several South Carolina counties](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/bead-roundup-south-carolina-and-washington-state-open-challenge-portals/).

“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,” said the press release. 

The $16 million project partnership installed nearly 600 miles of fiber, providing high-speed Internet to over 5,000 members, between December 2020 and June 2023\. This expansion facilitates access to remote work, online education, telehealth, and the gig economy. 

The investment comes from [South Carolina’s Accelerated Deployment Grant Program,](https://ors.sc.gov/broadband/office/investments/state/adgp?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com) which is funded by the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund. It seeks to [compensate providers](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/south-carolina-announces-112-million-in-capital-project-funds-grants/) for a portion of internet construction costs for the expansion of broadband infrastructure to unserved locations of the state.