{"id":81623,"date":"2026-09-22T18:01:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T22:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=81623"},"modified":"2026-09-22T18:01:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T22:01:39","slug":"genesee-county-spectrum-and-county-partner-to-expand-broadband-internet-service-across-the-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/09\/22\/genesee-county-spectrum-and-county-partner-to-expand-broadband-internet-service-across-the-county\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Spectrum and County partner to expand broadband internet service across the county"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K_l8gPxhyrs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Video of this afternoon&#8217;s press conference <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spectrum and Genesee County held a joint press conference at the Interpretive Nature Center at the Genesee County Park and Forest in East Bethany on Tuesday afternoon, to announce that all of Genesee County has access to high-speed internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Genesee County Park was one of the unserved areas. The project will provide internet access to more than 700 previously unserved addresses across Genesee County. The project supports broadband access that supports education, business growth and quality of life across the county.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2352\" height=\"1754\" data-attachment-id=\"81630\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/09\/22\/genesee-county-spectrum-and-county-partner-to-expand-broadband-internet-service-across-the-county\/20260922_155239\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260922_155239.jpg?fit=2352%2C1754&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2352,1754\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Galaxy S26&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1790092359&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0002&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20260922_155239\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260922_155239.jpg?fit=900%2C671&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260922_155239.jpg?fit=900%2C671&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260922_155239.jpg?w=2352&amp;ssl=1 2352w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260922_155239.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260922_155239.jpg?resize=767%2C572&amp;ssl=1 767w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260922_155239.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260922_155239.jpg?resize=1024%2C764&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260922_155239.jpg?resize=1536%2C1145&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260922_155239.jpg?resize=2048%2C1527&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260922_155239.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <br>County Manager Matt Landers says the project cost was about $6.5 million. Landers says a couple million came from ARPA funds, some funding came from state grants and the rest of the money for the project came from county reserves. Genesee County joins Wayne and Monroe Counties in the area as counties with full high speed internet access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1374\" data-attachment-id=\"81626\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/09\/22\/genesee-county-spectrum-and-county-partner-to-expand-broadband-internet-service-across-the-county\/20260922_155048\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260922_155048-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1374&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1374\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Galaxy S26&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1790092248&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0001&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20260922_155048\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260922_155048-scaled.jpg?fit=900%2C483&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260922_155048-scaled.jpg?fit=900%2C483&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260922_155048-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260922_155048-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260922_155048-scaled.jpg?resize=767%2C412&amp;ssl=1 767w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260922_155048-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C550&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260922_155048-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C81&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260922_155048-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C825&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260922_155048-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1100&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260922_155048-scaled.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Pictured from left-DJ Snyder\/Deputy Commissioner of Public Works for Facilities and Parks, Laura Wadhams\/DPW Commissioner, Matt Landers\/County Manager, Christian Yunker\/Chairman, Genesee County Legislature, Sarah Geissler\/Office Manager, L&amp;M Specialty Fabrication, Gretchen Rosales\/Superintendent Elba Central Schools, Claudia Nusstein\/Conservation Education Program Coordinator\/Genesee County Parks, Lauren Kelly\/Director of Gov. Affairs\/Spectrum, Brant Horschel\/Construction Coordinator\/Spectrum, Ben Lopez\/Construction Coordinator\/Spectrum<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video of this afternoon&#8217;s press conference Spectrum and Genesee County held a joint press conference at the Interpretive Nature Center at the Genesee County Park and Forest in East Bethany on Tuesday afternoon, to announce that all of Genesee County has access to high-speed internet. The Genesee County Park was \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/09\/22\/genesee-county-spectrum-and-county-partner-to-expand-broadband-internet-service-across-the-county\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":81653,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23],"tags":[6094,6095],"class_list":["post-81623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genesee-county","tag-broadband-expansion-project","tag-spectrum"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-lev","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":50903,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/02\/21\/genesee-county-county-thanks-senator-schumer-for-crucial-support-in-broadband-expansion-efforts\/","url_meta":{"origin":81623,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/County thanks Senator Schumer for crucial support in broadband expansion efforts","author":"aka","date":"February 21, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release Genesee County is embarking on an ambitious mission to ensure universal broadband access, with the County Legislature demonstrating unwavering determination to reach every unserved address point. 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