Montgomery County is experiencing the expansion endeavors of several broadband companies.
In Conroe, Comcast passed along in February that it would start its expansion of its next generation network, Xfinity 10G. Since October, American Communications brand, Optimum, has opened two retail facilities in Willis and Lake Conroe.
Also in 2023, Fidium Fiber, a subsidiary of Consolidated Communications, will be offering its service to more residents of Conroe. Willis and Montgomery will see Tachus, a local fiber internet provider expand into their area.
According to the Texas Comptroller’s January Texas Broadband Development Map there are 183,125 addresses in Montgomery County being served. The number of underserved is 34,443.
Comcast’s senior manager of government affairs for the Texas region said the company will be focusing on these areas.
Comcast’s Public Relations Manager Steve Campion said in an email, “In 2023, we anticipate making our network available to more than 1,000 homes and more than 650 businesses in Conroe.”
Senior communications specialist for Consolidated Communications Kyle Thweatt said the services provided by the company began growing exponentially in the Conroe market in 2021 by adding transformational fiber. This will take fiber to over 70 percent of their service area by 2026.
Consolidated’s Fidium Fiber got underway in 2022. Thweatt said, “Already in 2023 Fidium has expanded to more than 6,000 homes and businesses in Conroe.”
President Matt Oakwood of locally owned internet provider Tachus in Montgomery County said their services have grown to 15,000 additional homes in the first quarter of this year. Ten thousand are in Willis and Conroe. Twenty-five-thousand homes are anticipated by year’s end.
