WYOMING — Silver Star announced today that the company has been awarded a USDA Rural Development (RUS-RD) grant to extend fiber optic cable to three underserved areas in their service territory in Western Wyoming.
The grant award totals $6 million; Silver Star will match $2.4 million, and cover areas in Game Creek (extending as far south as Horse Creek Road), Fall Creek in Teton County, Wyoming, and Forest Dell in Lincoln County, Wyoming. Silver Star in recent years has announced an aggressive five-year plan to build out fiber in its legacy markets of Star Valley, Swan Valley and Teton Valley. They are also pursuing other grant opportunities, such as this RUS-RD grant, to connect additional underserved rural areas.
“Access to gigabit Broadband Fiber connectivity is critical in the communities we service,” said Elizabeth Acosta-McCune, VP of Sales & Marketing for Silver Star.
“This is allowing our families and small businesses the tools to access work, education and telehealth in today’s digital world. We also want to recognize the efforts of the individuals within those communities for their amazing support.”
