Comcast expanded its network to more than 32,000 homes and businesses in 16 Florida counties through a public-private partnership with the state's Broadband Opportunity Program and U.S. Treasury Capital Projects Fund support. The expansion delivers Xfinity and Comcast Business internet, mobile, entertainment, and security services to residents and businesses, including over 11,000 homes in Lehigh Acres. Projects also covered Bradford, Charlotte, Clay, Collier, Columbia, DeSoto, Highlands, Jackson, Lee, Leon, Marion, Martin, Miami-Dade, Okeechobee, St. Johns, and St. Lucie. The effort used $322 million in combined funding and aims to reach 64,000 rural locations by the end of 2026 with BEAD program coordination.
Taking advantage of a public-private partnership with the state of Florida's Broadband Opportunity Program - and with funds from the U.S. Treasury's Capital Projects Fund - Comcast has expanded its network to more than 32,000 homes and businesses in 16 counties in Florida, bringing internet, mobile, entertainment, and security services from Xfinity and Comcast Business to those residents and businesses.
One of the largest areas to benefit from the program is Lehigh Acres in the unincorporated part of eastern Lee County, with more than 11,000 homes. Also included in the expansion were projects in Bradford, Charlotte, Clay, Collier, Columbia, DeSoto, Highlands, Jackson, Lee, Leon, Marion, Martin, Miami-Dade, Okeechobee, St. Johns, and St. Lucie counties.
The 32,000 new homes and businesses already reached are located across Bay, Glades, Hamilton, Hardee, Hendry, Indian River, Lake, Nassau, Polk, Putnam, Sarasota, Union and Wakulla counties, with an investment of $322 million between the state and Comcast. "Expanding access to high-speed Internet in rural Florida isn't just about technology, it's about creating opportunity," said Jeff Buzzelli, senior vice president for Comcast's Florida region, in a prepared statement about the Comcast public-private partnership.
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