SyncGlobal Telecom and Carroll EMC are solving the rural broadband gap in west Georgia. Bremen-based SyncGlobal Telecom, in cooperation with Carroll EMC, has begun a three-year network buildout (Phase 1) to bring fiber-optic internet to Carroll EMC Members in underserved parts of Heard, Carroll and Haralson counties. Since receiving grant funds from the United States Department of Agriculture's ReConnect program, the companies have been working with the federal agency to meet engineering and environmental qualifications while also identifying expansion areas around the original grant area.