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PRESS RELEASE. From the Cruzio Blog
Cruzio’s independent network will be enhanced in the purple area — “from summits to sea” in Santa Cruz and San Mateo Counties. See map below.
For over a decade, Cruzio has been building new infrastructure to get badly-needed, reliable high-speed internet to rural, low income, and just plain forgotten parts of our coastal (and mountainous) region.
The State of California has recognized the work we do and earlier this year Cruzio was awarded a grant — $5.65 million! — to extend our network to some of the areas most in need.
If you’re already a Cruzio customer, you may be wondering, that’s great, but how does that help me?
First of all, some of our current subscribers live or work in the areas covered directly by the grant. There could be a dramatic increase in the availability of high speed connections in your neighborhood.
Even if you’re not directly affected, this could make a difference to people you know, or love, or work with.
A better connection could make the difference between shlepping to an office or working from home. Or no longer struggling to maintain a connection on a video call.
And our grant has benefits that will reach everybody, even those who won’t get new services.
Basically, networks thrive on the number of nodes and the quality of all the infrastructure in the nodes and paths. The grant will mean that our backbone will be stronger and our capacity and redundant paths will increase. It will be an easier network to maintain and a faster one overall. We look forward to providing everyone on our network with increasingly better service!
We especially want to recognize the incredible work being done by Cruzio’s growing team of all-local employees, many of whom have been with us for decades. It’s been a team effort, and fast, affordable internet is going to make a world of difference for folks across the region.
Established in 1989, Cruzio provides independent, Net Neutral internet to thousands of Santa Cruz customers, from large businesses to government entities to individual homes. Cruzio’s downtown headquarters and coworking center is home to dozens of local businesses and the hub of our state-of-the-art network. For 35 years Cruzio has been a proud member of the Santa Cruz community, providing free and low-cost high speed internet to many non-profits and community groups and regularly winning annual reader polls for “best internet provider.”
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