Benton PUD Broadband extends to Prosser

As part of this extension, we will be installing a fiber optic backbone in the City of Prosser to provide wholesale broadband services to that area.  The new fiber backbone will provide access to high speed broadband services to much of the business and commercial area of Prosser. 

We are proud to be a part of the continuing growth and development of the Prosser area and to be able to provide another major technology resource for our retail service providers and their end users in the Prosser market.

SWIFT, a local organization that channels HUD grant funding acquired by Senator Maria Cantwell, has agreed to fund part of the cost associated with the extension of the fiber system to Prosser.  By funding a portion of the project, Benton PUD is investing in Prosser’s future and is meeting the need for high speed broadband services in an under served rural area that will bridge existing technology gaps.  

Among many successes, Benton PUD is especially pleased to partner with local government and public organizations.  Our partnership with Benton County has kept project costs down and provides the County with the ability to have a high speed broadband connection between the Justice Center and the Annex located in Kennewick.  The network extension into Prosser will then connect the Courthouse to the facilities in Kennewick completing the loop.  In addition, we are currently serving the Kennewick School District and the Mid-Columbia Library, at significant benefit to the public.