{"id":10603,"date":"2026-09-30T22:02:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T22:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radio406.org\/?p=10603"},"modified":"2026-09-25T22:03:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T22:03:25","slug":"spectrum-expands-rural-broadband-network-in-cascade-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radio406.org\/?p=10603","title":{"rendered":"Spectrum Expands Rural Broadband Network in Cascade County"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>GREAT FALLS, Mont. \u2014 Spectrum is expanding its fiber broadband network in Cascade County, bringing service to more than 1,200 additional homes and small businesses in previously unserved or underserved areas, including Ulm and Vaughn.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Greg Gianforte joined Spectrum this week to mark the expansion, which is part of the company\u2019s broader rural broadband construction initiative.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExpanding access to reliable high-speed internet creates more opportunity for Montanans, particularly in our rural communities,\u201d Gianforte said. \u201cIt\u2019s great to celebrate continued investments in broadband across Montana that help bridge the digital divide, connect families, support local businesses, and strengthen communities across our state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spectrum said the Cascade County project is part of a multiyear, $7 billion rural construction initiative aimed at adding more than 100,000 miles of fiber infrastructure and reaching more than 1.7 million new locations nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Mangan, area vice president of Spectrum Field Operations, said the expansion would provide rural residents and businesses with access to gigabit broadband and locally supported service.<\/p>\n<p>The Cascade County buildout was funded in part through a grant from the Montana Broadband Office\u2019s ConnectMT program. The program was established in 2021 and uses federal American Rescue Plan Act funding to support broadband deployment in areas lacking reliable service.<\/p>\n<p>Montana has also received federal funding through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration gave final approval to the state\u2019s BEAD proposal in November 2025, allocating more than $300 million for broadband expansion.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>By: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalnewsupdates.com\/\"><strong>DNU Newswire<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GREAT FALLS, Mont. \u2014 Spectrum is expanding its fiber broadband network in Cascade County, bringing service to more than 1,200 additional homes and small businesses in previously unserved or underserved areas, including Ulm and Vaughn. Gov. Greg Gianforte joined Spectrum this week to mark the expansion, which is part of ...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[576],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-montana"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radio406.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radio406.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radio406.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radio406.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radio406.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10603"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/radio406.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10603\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10604,"href":"https:\/\/radio406.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10603\/revisions\/10604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radio406.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radio406.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radio406.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}