News Release<\/p>\n
Surf Internet\u00ae was the top-awarded internet provider in the Indiana Connectivity Program\u2019s 14th round, announced earlier this summer. The company received $177,600 to extend high-speed fiber-optic internet to 37 addresses across the state.<\/p>\n
The program, managed by the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA), helps connect homes and businesses in unserved and underserved areas by partnering with internet providers to cover construction costs. The announcement was made July 9 by the Office of Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith and OCRA, with a total of $628,906 in state funding.<\/p>\n
\u201cReliable high-speed internet helps our kids do homework, allows families to see their doctors online, and gives small businesses the boost they need,\u201d said Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith. \u201cThese state grants and matching funds from our providers allow us to give additional access to homes and businesses across 27 counties. This brings opportunity and growth right to every Hoosier’s doorstep.\u201d<\/p>\n
Surf\u2019s matching investment will more than double the impact of the state grant, allowing the company to move forward with construction to connect locations that might otherwise remain out of reach. Surf has been a consistent leader in past ICP rounds and continues to prioritize reaching rural and hard-to-serve areas across the state. That momentum continues in Round 14, where approximately one-third of the awarded addresses have already been connected and are now receiving Surf\u2019s fiber service\u2014well ahead of the state\u2019s nine-month construction timeline.<\/p>\n
One of the 37 locations awarded in this round carries particular meaning for the Surf team. Earlier this year, 14-year-old Grayson Yerger from Goshen emailed Surf, asking the company to consider bringing fiber internet to his home so he could do homework and play video games without constant glitches. His message prompted a personal reply from Surf\u2019s leadership\u00a0 \u2014 and a closer look at his neighborhood. While there was no guarantee his location would qualify, the team worked to include it, and Grayson\u2019s home was ultimately part of Surf\u2019s ICP Round 14 application and award.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat started as one student\u2019s plea became a project that will now benefit an entire area,\u201d said Gene Crusie, CEO of Surf Internet. \u201cThese moments remind us that broadband expansion isn\u2019t just about technology \u2014 it\u2019s about people advocating for their future. When someone like Grayson speaks up, it gives us a chance to turn a single voice into lasting impact for a whole community. That\u2019s the kind of change we want to keep showing up for.\u201d<\/p>\n
Surf continues to encourage Indiana residents without access to high-speed internet to submit their addresses for consideration through the Indiana Connectivity Program. The state accepts submissions on a rolling basis, helping identify homes and businesses that still lack service. More information is available at https:\/\/surfinternet.com\/icp\/.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs long as there are homes still waiting for service, we\u2019ll keep showing up,\u201d Crusie added. \u201cThis round may have been small in dollars, but it was big in impact\u2014for over 100 households, and for one teenager in Goshen who decided to speak up.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"News Release Surf Internet\u00ae was the top-awarded internet provider in the Indiana Connectivity Program\u2019s 14th round, announced earlier…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":80863,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[259],"tags":[54298,54294,1360,22091,8019,18,1729,54305,54295,135,54303,54296,19,54293,36128,285,17,1355,54297,14475,14965,54299,54300,1945,54307,54302,54306,753,82,54304,5986,54301],"class_list":{"0":"post-80862","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-internet","8":"tag-ag","9":"tag-business-services","10":"tag-construction","11":"tag-diversity-and-inclusion","12":"tag-economic-development","13":"tag-eire","14":"tag-finance","15":"tag-gary","16":"tag-green-and-sustainable","17":"tag-health","18":"tag-hoosier","19":"tag-hr-and-insurance","20":"tag-ie","21":"tag-indiana-business","22":"tag-indianapolis","23":"tag-internet","24":"tag-ireland","25":"tag-it","26":"tag-last-word","27":"tag-logistics","28":"tag-manufacturing","29":"tag-photo-feature","30":"tag-pro-voices","31":"tag-professional-development","32":"tag-purdue-university","33":"tag-south-bend","34":"tag-st-joseph","35":"tag-tech","36":"tag-technology","37":"tag-terre-haute","38":"tag-tourism","39":"tag-valparaiso"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80862\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}