BrightRidge Broadband exceeds 20,000 customers; continues rural buildout

CIUDAD DE JOHNSON — Just six years from startup, BrightRidge Broadband is now serving more than 20,000 homes and businesses with up to 10Gbps symmetrical fiber to the premise available at more than 73 percent of BrightRidge Electric serviceable addresses in Washington and Sullivan counties.

This achievement underscores BrightRidge’s continuing commitment to offer broadband to every electric address as budgets permit. With assistance from federal, state and local grants, BrightRidge is two years ahead of the original 8-year rollout plan.

“Reaching 20,000 customers is proof positive of our team’s dedication and the trust our community places in us,” BrightRidge CEO Jeff Dykes said. “From the initial rollout, our focus remains on providing affordable connectivity at nation-leading speeds to every corner of our service area.”

BrightRidge Broadband offers unmatched locally based customer service, a triple-redundant network, and has never raised prices in its six-year history.

In alignment with BrightRidge’s mission to bridge the digital divide, new service areas were recently activated in rural Fall Branch, South Central, and neighborhoods south of Jonesborough in Washington County through a Tennessee Economic & Community Development Middle Mile grant.