Verizon expands high-speed internet across Maryland with American Rescue Plan Act funding

Verizon is bringing internet to Maryland residents as it deploys high-speed, fiber optic broadband internet service across the state. Nearly 4,000 new households and businesses in Charles, Garrett, Cecil, Howard, St. Mary’s and Washington County will have access to Verizon’s Fios network as part of one of the biggest upgrades in our history. This rural broadband project is built in partnership with the state of Maryland and the Federal Communications Commission to deliver fast, fiber broadband service (with symmetrical download and upload speeds between 300Mbps up to 2Gbps) to residents in rural parts of the state. The $26 million project includes $11 million in funding as part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), combined with over $14 million in investment from Verizon. Over 500 miles of fiber—the equivalent of running fiber between Baltimore and Charleston, South Carolina—will be deployed in connection with the build.