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Tag: Electric Cooperatives
Choptank Fiber Celebrates 5,000 Connections
April 2, 2025 – Denton, Md. – Choptank Fiber, a subsidiary of Choptank Electric Cooperative, has connected over 5,000 customers with reliable and affordable high-speed internet on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. With nearly 2,000…
Ericsson, NRTC, Southern Linc, and Anterix Partnership Will Bring Private Wireless Networks to Electric Co-ops
Herndon, Virginia – August 6, 2024— Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today announced a landmark collaboration with NRTC, Southern Linc, and Anterix (NASDAQ: ATEX) to deliver cutting-edge private network solutions to electric cooperatives (co-ops) of all sizes…
Windstream, Georgia Electric Co-Op Partner on $39M Public-Private Partnership
Windstream, Colquitt Electric Membership Cooperative (EMC) and Lowndes County, Ga., are teaming up on a $39 million public-private partnership to bring broadband to about 16,000 locations in the county. Windstream is contributing about $17.6 million.…
CEO: Rural Electric Subsidiary Velocity Taps FWA to Reach Unserved Areas
Life comes at you fast when you’re a fixed wireless company providing services through the pandemic, and now looking at BEAD investment opportunities. That’s the situation that Velocity, founded in 2018 and located in south…
United Communications CEO Shares Grant-Winning Tips, “Outside-In” Build Strategy
“Our DNA is rooted in serving rural, hard-to-reach areas,” said United Communications CEO William Bradford in an interview with Telecompetitor. “We’ve built fiber to the trailer park and fiber to the mansion… Unserved can look…
United Communications Latest Expansion: $85M in Tennessee Community
Regional provider United Communications says it will invest $85 million to reach 77,000 members of the Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) electric cooperative in Murfreesboro, TN. United Communications is the broadband unit of MTE. The multi-year project…
Comcast, Rural Telcos and Electric Cooperatives Won Big in Latest Minnesota Broadband Awards
Rural electric cooperatives, rural telcos and Comcast were the biggest winners in the latest broadband funding announcement from the state of Minnesota. An announcement from the state’s Office of Broadband Development states that the awards…
Broadband/Utility Partnership Will Leverage Local Ties
Working together previously is what led Bay Country Communications, a cable/voice/ISP provider, and Choptank Electric Cooperative and its subsidiary Choptank Fiber LLC, to take things to the next level, said Tim McGaha, Vice President of…
Rural Electric Cooperatives Expand in Arkansas and Mississippi
DALLAS, June 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DZS (Nasdaq: DZSI), a global leader of access, optical and cloud-controlled software defined solutions, and its strategic partner Irby Utilities (Irby) today announced deployment milestones reached by two of their rural electric…
Conexon Begins Louisiana Project Without an REMC Partner
Conexon Connect has started constructing a network in rural East Carroll Parish, Louisiana. Although Conexon is best known for working with rural electric membership co-ops (REMCs) on broadband deployments, there is no REMC involved in…
Electric Cooperative Broadband Restrictions: NRECA Execs Offer an Update
State laws can make a big difference in whether it’s feasible for electric cooperatives to build broadband networks and offer broadband services. While some states restrict an electric cooperative’s ability to do that, others encourage…
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Sponsored Content by NISC While researching enterprise software can be a daunting task, the first step is rather simple. Ask yourself this: Do I want to work with a vendor or a technology partner? While…
