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🔷 We were so honored to host local and national dignitaries, industry and community partners, and leadership from our parent company, Fujikura Ltd. at our Duncan, SC headquarters, in celebration of our latest expansion project. Our President & CEO, Jaxon Lang, shared details around the $50 million expansion of our fiber optic cable manufacturing operations in the state. This investment aligns with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Internet for All initiatives to increase broadband access in the U.S, which supports our portfolio of products compliant with the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA). Steve Benjamin, Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the The White House Office of Public Engagement, spoke on the importance of bringing broadband access to rural America and the Internet For All Initiative, which will provide more than $48 billion for infrastructure deployment. Closing comments were led by Sarah Morris, Deputy Assistant Secretary Department of Commerce (National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). She shared more around the Infrastructure Program - reinforcing that everyone who needs high-speed internet will be able to understand and access it, especially in rural areas. Our guests also toured our cable facility and got to see first-hand how AFL is helping to close the digital divide across the United States. 🔴 ⚪ 🔵 #WeAreAFL #AFL40th #BEAD #BABA #Internetforall Fiber Broadband Association SC Broadband