Kinetic and Fort Bend County Break Ground on $13 Million Fiber Internet Development for Thousands

• Kinetic announces 22,000-household expansion in the Fort Bend County area.
• This development is a $13 million strategic expansion of fiber network, enhancing services for customers on existing copper infrastructure.

SUGAR LAND, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kinetic, a local residential and business fiber internet service provider, Fort Bend County and North Fort Bend County’s Chambers of Commerce gathered to break ground on a strategic $13 million high-speed fiber internet expansion that will connect over 22,000 households in the area.

The Fort Bend project will build fiber connections to an estimated 2,200 households each month over the course of the year.

“Kinetic is committed to continuing to upgrade our technology and services to reflect the needs of our communities,” said Danny Ferguson, president of Kinetic’s Texas Operations. “With this build and our recent multi-gig upgrades, we’re proud to offer Sugar Land the best of fiber optic internet services.”

Some of the neighborhoods that can expect to benefit from the over 330 planned miles of fiber optic internet upgrade by the end of 2025 include Stratford Park, Orchard Lake Estates, Sugar Creek, Austin Park Courtyard, Colony Meadows, Lexington Meadows and Crecent Lakes.

Kinetic’s Fort Bend County fiber project is part of a $2 billion multiyear investment strategy by Kinetic to dramatically expand multi-gigabit fiber service across the company’s 18-state footprint.

“As a company that’s been around for over 75 years, Kinetic has always responded to the dynamic needs of Fort Bend,” said Megan Crutcher, chair of the Central Fort Bend Chamber Board. “We’re excited to see Kinetic continue to break ground in new areas, and in areas they pledge to enhance with fiber broadband services across our counties.”

For more information about Kinetic’s high-speed multi-gig fiber internet, and future projects, visit GoKinetic.com.

About Kinetic: Kinetic, a Windstream company, offers reliable fiber-based broadband to consumers and small to medium-sized businesses in 18 states. The company’s quality-first approach connects customers to new opportunities and possibilities by delivering a full suite of advanced communications services backed by robust security and friendly customer success experts. Kinetic is focused on expanding its fiber network and bridging the digital divide to deliver modern solutions to customers in underserved areas. Additional information about Kinetic is available via our customer portal at GoKinetic.com or windstream.com. The company also offers managed cloud communications and security services to mid-to-large enterprises, government entities and educational institutions across the U.S. as well as customized wavelength and dark fiber solutions to carriers, content providers and hyperscalers in the U.S. and Canada. Windstream is privately held and headquartered in Little Rock, Ark.

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