LIBERTY – As high-speed fiber-optic conduit continues to be buried across Sullivan County, a new website has launched to allow residents and businesses to follow progress and check availability for broadband internet service: .
“The County, NYS ConnectALL team, consultant ECC Technologies, and our private partner Archtop Fiber have been working hard this past year to advance the dream of a Sullivan County with high-speed internet access wherever you live, work, or play,” said Sullivan County Manager Joshua Potosek. “You can see the results of this work by visiting connectsullivan.com, which offers general information, an interactive availability map, and a signup form for updates.”
Fueled by New York State’s ConnectALL Municipal Infrastructure Program, administered by Empire State Development, which aims to expand broadband infrastructure throughout New York State, Sullivan County was awarded a substantial $29.9 million of the collective $240 million-plus in statewide funding in 2025.
Using that funding, Sullivan County has partnered with Archtop Fiber to provide broadband service to more than 22,000 homes and businesses, leveraging the county’s existing emergency communications towers and Archtop’s fiber-optic construction capabilities. Fiber will be run to many locations, with a high-speed wireless signal serving harder-to-reach areas. Speeds will be as high as 10 gigabits per second.
Archtop Fiber is in the midst of deploying more than 220 miles of fiber, nearly all of which will consist of buried underground backbone and middle-mile construction. Sullivan County will own the infrastructure, while Archtop Fiber and Hudson Valley Wireless will serve as internet service providers.
“Sullivan County faces unique challenges due to its rural, mountainous terrain, low population density and status, as the most distressed of the seven counties represented by the Hudson Valley Regional Council that have long deterred broadband deployment in the County,” stated Project Manager Lorne Green, the County’s commissioner of Information Technology Services. “This initiative reverses that trend for many of the unserved homes in the county and creates new opportunities in health, education and economic well-being.”
Service is expected to launch in early May in the Liberty area, expanding outward through the remainder of 2026.
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