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Multiple presentations were included in the most recent Clark County Fiscal Court meeting, which lasted just over two hours and thirty minutes. 

Among them was one that focused on the county’s attempts to provide residents with improved Internet access. 

Ben U’Sellis, Director of Government Affairs with Spectrum, spoke before the Court. 

“Thank you all so much for having me…I’ll give you an update on our major broadband infrastructure project in Clark County,” he said. “As you all know, we are in [the] process of building out broadband infrastructure to approximately 5,000 homes in Clark County.” 

As detailed by U’Sellis, nearly 2,000 homes – or 40% – have already been completed. 

This overall effort is part of a broader statewide initiative, with many Clark County residents who lacked reliable Internet services benefitting. 

“These are homes that previously did not have that [infrastructure] that will be connected to some of the fastest speeds you’ll find anywhere through this project,” U’Sellis said. “Kentucky is really leading the way on this, and Clark County is one of our top counties.” 

As expected, U’Sellis detailed that the project involved some complexity. 

“There are lots of moving parts, equated to building out…electrical service or sewage or roads,” he said. “We are fully committed and very excited about the progress that we have made.” 

According to U’Sellis, the company is in the middle portion of the project and is waiting to obtain pole permits. 

Some general information about pole permitting, found at the link https://www.katapultengineering.com/blog/the-basics-of-pole-permitting, states that “utility poles are critical infrastructure to transport power and communications to homes and businesses across the country. When work needs to be performed within right-of-ways, utilities need to obtain permits from the entity that controls the land.” 

Magistrate Robert Blanton asked if U’Sellis could provide a map showing where the homes that have been installed with broadband are located and a time frame for improving customer service. 

U’Sellis has agreed to do so, which he’s already done for Madison County. 

“I can put the exact same thing together,” he said. 

In regards to a question from Magistrate Dan Konstantopoulos about whether the project was still on target for completion in January 2026, U’Sellis concurred. 

“We look at those as true deadlines,” he said. “We don’t look at that as a goal for when we want to have service done.”