AT&T turns on new fiber network only months after signing contract, bringing fast and reliable internet service to Southwest Indiana consumers. Just as Indiana farmers are harvesting the crops they planted in the spring, residents of Vanderburgh County are reaping the benefits of fiber-optic technology, planned and planted by AT&T* earlier this year. AT&T CEO John Stankey visited Vanderburgh County, where he and County Commissioner Cheryl Musgrave announced the first locations to get AT&T Fiber as part of a countywide, $39 million network deployment.

This public-private partnership is an example of AT&T's work with local governments looking to expand broadband access and narrow the digital divide in their communities.  AT&T is building fiber to more than 20,000 locations in the county – a largely rural community where roughly one-third of homes, farms and businesses did not have access to fixed broadband service before this fiber build.