Spectrum is pushing its fiber broadband network deeper into Perry County, Ohio, flipping the switch on gigabit-capable internet, mobile, TV and phone service for nearly 2,200 homes and businesses that have been living with spotty connections. Company materials list New Lexington, Mount Perry, Crooksville, Corning, Junction City and New Straitsville among the communities in line for the upgrade. Spectrum advertises residential plans that start at 500 Mbps and run up to 1 Gbps, with no modem fees, data caps or contracts, and local leaders say the buildout could finally give schools, telehealth providers and small businesses the reliable high-speed access they have been waiting for.
Where the network is going live
According to the Perry County Tribune, the project targets previously unserved and underserved pockets of the county and is expected to reach nearly 2,200 additional addresses. The paper notes the list of covered communities and quotes County Commissioner Ben Carpenter as saying the work is "putting high-speed internet at the doorsteps" of more than 2,000 homes and small businesses in Perry County, a milestone officials have been chasing for years.
Part of a larger, multi‑state push
The Perry County build is one slice of Spectrum's multi-year rural construction initiative, which the company says is backed by more than 7 billion dollars in private investment and will add more than 100,000 miles of fiber to deliver symmetrical, multi‑gigabit speeds to more than 1.7 million new locations nationwide, according to Charter Communications. Jesse Femyer, Spectrum's area vice president, said the company is "bringing gigabit broadband to rural communities in Ohio and across America," casting Perry County as part of a much broader connectivity push.
Speeds, pricing and performance claims
Spectrum's materials say residential service in the new buildout starts at 500 Mbps and tops out at 1 Gbps, with no modem fees, data caps or contracts, as reported by Perry County Tribune. The company also points to federal testing that found Spectrum exceeded its advertised download and upload speeds for all tiers, even during busy weeknight hours, according to the Federal Communications Commission's "Measuring Broadband America" report, as per FCC.
Local reaction and next steps
State Rep. Kevin Miller called high-speed internet a "necessity" and said Spectrum's investment is "making that necessity a reality" in a statement quoted in Spectrum's announcement, and county leaders said the build will support remote learning, telehealth and local businesses, according to the company release distributed via PublicNow. Residents who want to know when service will be available can check spectrumruralexpansion.com or Spectrum's availability tools for rollout updates and sign-up details.
