CBC Statewide Impact

119,100

HOUSEHOLDS SERVED

297,750

OKLAHOMANS SERVED

22,092

MILES OF FIBER LINE

Paving the way to broadband access in parts of RURAL Oklahoma

IEC Moving Forward with Fiber Construction in ARPA-Funded Areas

IEC Moving Forward with Fiber Construction in ARPA-Funded Areas

cbcadminFeb 13, 20252 min read

Indian Electric Cooperative is marching ahead to meet its goal of providing high-speed Internet to all of its members.  Through a lease agreement with Cox Communications, IEC provides the infrastructure and fiber backbone, and Cox provides service from the pole to the home.  IEC says it has completed construction on 211 miles of line and […]

Pausing to Reflect

Pausing to Reflect

cbcadminFeb 12, 20253 min read

Ten years. That’s how long BOLT Fiber Optics has been building its broadband network across northeast Oklahoma. We’ve certainly come a long way over the past decade. From a concept on a drafting table to a sprawling network that now encompasses approximately 2,000 miles of both aerial and underground fiber, it’s been quite the journey. […]

Centranet’s Sachin Gupta Named 2025 Presidential Leadership Scholar

Centranet’s Sachin Gupta Named 2025 Presidential Leadership Scholar

cbcadminJan 16, 20254 min read

Sachin Gupta, Vice President of Business and Technology Strategies at Centranet, a subsidiary of Central Rural Electric Cooperative, has been named one of 57 Scholars who will form the Presidential Leadership Scholars’ (PLS) 10th annual class. For the past decade, PLS has brought together more than 500 diverse, established leaders to collaborate and make a […]

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