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City and AT&T complete the fiber internet project The City and AT&T announced completion of the fiber project after three years, with a combined $24 million reaching over 20,000 locations; a ribbon-cutting was held at the Maverick Boys and Girls Club.[1]
Rich Gagnon AT&T
What the sources say ⚠ Sources differ Reported location counts for the fiber network differ.
Reported value 1[2]
Homes 22,837 CIO Rich Gagnon, June 2022 (Globe-News).
Reported value 2[3] [4] [5]
Locations over 22,000 More than 22,000 locations (Industry Insider, NLC, Texas Tribune).
Reported value 3[6]
Locations 23,000 About 23,000 (KFDA, November 2022).
Reported value 4[1]
Locations over 20,000 Over 20,000 locations at completion (KFDA, September 2025).
✓ Verified In September 2025 the City and AT&T announced completion of the fiber project after three years, describing a combined $24 million investment; the KFDA report did not mention ARPA.[1]
Combined $24,000,000 ← about May 2025: City reports $1.1 million in ARPA recovery funds toward Transformation Park Mar 31, 2026: City's Treasury report shows $39.07 million of $39.68 million in recovery funds spent → Sources 1. City of Amarillo, AT&T complete fiber internet project — KFDA NewsChannel 10, Sep 26, 2025 · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 news Independent Stance: neutral 2. 'Closing the digital divide': Amarillo approves broadband collaboration with AT&T — Amarillo Globe-News (via Yahoo News), Jun 29, 2022 · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 news Independent Stance: neutral 3. Amarillo Finalizing Private-Public Partnership With AT&T to Provide Fiber — Industry Insider Texas, Jun 30, 2022 · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 news Independent Stance: neutral 4. How Amarillo is Building High-Speed Fiber Internet Using Federal Subsidies — National League of Cities, Nov 15, 2022 · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 news Vendor Stance: favorable Written by AT&T's president for Central States (vendor-authored guest article). 5. Amarillo's plan for broadband in El Barrio could be a playbook for other Texas communities without internet — The Texas Tribune (via KSAT), Feb 7, 2023 · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 news Independent Stance: neutral 6. Amarillo Connected network currently being built for broadband connectivity — KFDA NewsChannel 10, Nov 3, 2022 · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 news Independent Stance: neutral