Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
16 <br /> Slide #2 <br /> Project Overview ► �' <br /> • County funded public-private partnership with a$10 million �. <br /> American Rescue Plan Act(ARPA)grant began in April2022 d <br /> Original project goal was to connect 6,370 � i <br /> unserved/underserved addresses in the County �• a1 <br /> • Lumos paid$1 million upon contract approval <br /> • First milestone of passing 3,000 homes achieved and Lumos <br /> paid$3 million as per contract <br /> • Final milestone payment in the original contract of$6 million <br /> was contingent on Lumos passing all6,370 homes <br /> • 5,187 locations have been completed to date - <br /> Slide #3 <br /> Project Progress .*I_ {, <br /> W <br /> - - :?YCF:I4•AU <br /> r <br /> Lumos has installed 739 The Lumos network is availableto To date,5,187 unserved and 4q <br /> route miles of fiber in Orange 14,981 total homes in Orange underserved locations have <br /> County County access to broadband as pad <br /> of the Lumos-Orange County <br /> contract <br /> Lumos advises they are unable to complete all6,370 homes in the contract <br /> • County examined options to complete the project and safeguard ARPA funds <br /> • An amendment to the contract is proposed to achieve 92%project completion <br /> apxc. <br /> Robert Reynolds said that Lumos asked for more funding to complete the project. <br /> Commissioner McKee asked how much the request was for. <br /> Robert Reynolds said $14 million. <br /> Commissioner McKee asked for the reason to drop to 92% project completion. <br />