County of Logan

Appalachian Electric Power (AEP) is investing $61.3 million in constructing over 400 miles of middle-mile fiber to modernize its grid for the electrical service AEP provides in Logan and Mingo Counties. With NTIA Broadband Infrastructure Program funds, GigaBeam intends to work with Logan and Mingo Counties to construct a fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network utilizing this AEP middle-mile fiber and an additional 83 miles in fiber extensions that will establish highspeed broadband access for nearly 13,000 unserved locations in Logan and Mingo Counties. The proposed FTTP network will utilize XGS-PON (10 Gbps Symmetrical Passive Optical Network) technology to offer four speed tiers ranging from 100 Mbps symmetrical at $59 up to 1 Gbps symmetrical at $129. The project intends to directly connect 12,859 unserved households, 218 businesses and 195 community anchor institutions.