As the state advances its broadband expansion efforts, work is expected to be visible in the Littleton area

As the state advances its broadband expansion efforts, work is expected to be visible in the Littleton area in the next few months. “We will soon begin seeing more uptick in the broadband expansion locally,” said Taylor Caswell, New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs commissioner. In 2022 and 2023, the New Hampshire Governor and Council awarded the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative a $50 million contract and Consolidated Communications a $40 million contract, with the money coming from federal stimulus funding that New Hampshire received through the American Rescue Plan Act. Residents, businesses, and organizations could tap into the high-speed fiber if they choose. Expansion work in other North Country communities, in Berlin and Gorham, has already begun, and Consolidated could begin working in other communities, such as Lisbon, in 2024, said Caswell.