Broadband to be expanded in rural Creek Co, emergency management applications will be accepted through the end of the month

At its Monday morning meeting on July 12th, the Board of County Commissioners for Creek County approved a request by CimTel and FiberLink to sponsor their joint application for a National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) grant to expand broadband infrastructure in the County’s rural areas.

Jake Baldwin, of CimTel, spoke to the Board, saying that his company and FiberLink have worked together over the last two weeks on this project. “We are still finalizing our map and will provide you with the complete application in the next few weeks.” Baldwin said that their preliminary numbers show that they should impact over 6,000 residents. He said CimTel has 3,000 in the area north of Highway 33 and that FiberLink is hoping to come close to that number in the area south of Highway 33. They are still working on some areas that will not be eligible through the grant process.