Steuben County Fiber Network
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
As a rural area, residents of Steuben County faced difficulty gaining access to high-speed internet, which is increasingly necessary today for business, remote learning, and staying connected. SCFN was created as a supporting organization at Steuben County Community Foundation so that nonprofits, public agencies, and local businesses could benefit from low cost, reliable internet access. SCFN lays the groundwork for this by providing dark fiber access, offering the county high speed, large bandwidth infrastructure and returning profits to the community through endowment funds at the Steuben County Community Foundation.
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
SCFN's goal is to provide access to broadband fiber to all residents of Steuben County, while also contributing to the local communities by returning profits for grantmaking at the Steuben County Community Foundation.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Steuben County Fiber Network deploys fiber throughout all cities and towns in Steuben County, connecting to government, business, health, and educational institutions. This is an open access network, meaning that SCFN owns the infrastructure and leases fiber usage to service providers. As a result, customers enjoy lower rates than would be otherwise available.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Steuben County Fiber Network has successfully attracted private and government funds to deploy the network throughout the county. The board is well rounded in local expertise, from economic development to technology and infrastructure, and they will guide SCFN to make strategic decisions for the future.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Although we have grown steadily over the years, Steuben County Fiber Network has not yet reached all potential customers throughout Steuben County. Since its inception in 2007, SCFN has grown to over 150 miles of dark fiber and returned over $16,500 to the Steuben County Community Foundation for grantmaking.
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Steuben County Fiber Network
Board of directorsas of 02/22/2022