Brightspeed Completes Networks in Five New Jersey Communities

"CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - Brightspeed, the nation's third-largest fiber broadband builder and provider of the country's fastest internet service, as determined by HighSpeedInternet.com's Annual Service Provider Review 2025, announced the completion of its fiber network build in Belvidere, Clinton, Flemington, Frenchtown and Lebanon, New Jersey. With this milestone, more than 21,000 families and businesses in those communities now have access to reliable, blazing-fast connectivity empowering them to work remotely, learn online, participate in e-commerce, receive telehealth services and thrive in today's hyperconnected world."

""At Brightspeed, we know that staying connected means more than just having service, it's about unlocking opportunity," said John Mizerak, director of government affairs at Brightspeed. "By replacing outdated copper with our advanced fiber network, we're giving families, students and businesses in rural and underserved communities the reliable, high-speed internet they need to learn, work and thrive today and for years to come.""

"Brightspeed is on a mission to expand access to reliable, high-speed connectivity across the Garden State. Already, more than 42,000 locations are fiber enabled across the company's footprint in that state and once the company's full fiber network buildout in New Jersey is complete, nearly 96,500 families and businesses will have access to Brightspeed's multi-gig-speed fiber internet service. The company recently announced that it has secured $37,500 in federal Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program funding** to augment its private investment in building the fiber network in New Jersey to reach another 112 locations."

Brightspeed completed a fiber network build in Belvidere, Clinton, Flemington, Frenchtown, and Lebanon, New Jersey, bringing service to more than 21,000 families and businesses. The fiber connectivity enables remote work, online learning, e-commerce, telehealth, and other high-bandwidth uses. Brightspeed replaced outdated copper with advanced fiber to deliver reliable, multi-gig-speed internet in rural and underserved communities. Across New Jersey, more than 42,000 locations are already fiber-enabled, and the full buildout will extend access to nearly 96,500 families and businesses. Brightspeed secured $37,500 in BEAD funding to extend service to another 112 locations and is conducting door-to-door community outreach.

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