Two high-speed internet expansion projects worth $4.8 million were launched Tuesday afternoon in the town of Slick in Creek County by the Oklahoma Broadband Office (OBO) and ecoLINK fiber services. The projects, funded through $2.9 million in federal grants administered by the OBO coupled with $1.9 million in matching funds from ecoLINK, a subsidiary of […]
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BOLT Launch high-speed internet expansion in rural northeastern Oklahoma
Watch a recap of the day’s groundbreaking here! Four projects totaling $27.7 million for high-speed internet expansion were officially launched Wednesday morning near Vinita by the Oklahoma Broadband Office (OBO) and BOLT Fiber, a subsidiary of Northeast Rural Services, Inc., a division of Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative (NOEC). The projects, funded through $22.1 million in […]
The co-op way: empowering lives with reliable broadband
Decades ago, quality of life in rural Oklahoma and rural America blossomed with first-time access to electricity. Rural electric cooperatives energized sparsely populated communities bringing vitality and prosperity. Today’s generations in rural America meet a different challenge: they need reliable access to broadband to foster that same vitality and prosperity in the communities they call home. Once […]
CVEC Fiber Reaches Milestone of 10k Subscribers
CVEC Fiber proudly announces that it has reached a significant milestone of 10,000 subscribers. This achievement underscores our commitment to providing reliable, high-speed internet access to the rural communities we serve, which follow the cooperative model.When the fiber build was first initiated in 2021, a six-year timeline for completion was projected. However, due to the […]
CBC hosts second annual Connected Oklahoma – Rural Broadband Summit
More than 200 guests and speakers from 30 states and Canada attended the Cooperative Broadband Coalition’s second annual Connected Oklahoma – Rural Broadband Summit in Oklahoma City on October 8-9, 2024. The CBC brought together rural network operators, public officials, tribal nations, speakers and vendors to discuss opportunities to better serve broadband in rural areas. […]
Oklahoma Broadband Office, ecoLINK fiber services kickoff high-speed internet expansion in Creek County
SLICK – Two high-speed internet expansion projects worth $4.8 million were launched Tuesday afternoon in the town of Slick in Creek County by the Oklahoma Broadband Office (OBO) and ecoLINK fiber services. The projects, funded through $2.9 million in federal grants administered by the OBO coupled with $1.9 million in matching funds from ecoLINK, a subsidiary […]
OEC Fiber Earns National Awards
OEC Fiber has received multiple awards from Broadbandnow.com in recent months. On August 7, the local ISP was awarded a 2024 Digital Inclusion Award for Digital Literacy. This comes two short months after being Top 10 Regional Providers 2024 for Fastest Real-World Speeds. These national recognitions cement OEC Fiber’s position as an internet service leader. […]
Sac and Fox Nation, Centranet break ground on $35.8 million fiber network
Pictured are Sondra White, Centranet; Sachin Gupta, Centranet; Lana Butler, Sac and Fox Nation Secretary; Jacklyn King, Sac and Fox Nation Tribal Administrator; Boyd Cummings, Sac and Fox Nation IT Director; Hunter Robinson, Centranet; Mark Prather, Centranet. AGRA, OK – Sac and Fox Nation and Centranet LLC broke ground on a $35.8 million dollar fiber […]
CBC to host Connected Oklahoma – Rural Broadband Summit on Oct. 8-9
The Cooperative Broadband Coalition will host its second rural broadband summit, Connected Oklahoma, on October 8 and 9, 2024, in Oklahoma City at the Embassy Suites – Oklahoma City Northwest. The summit will bring together members of the CBC, summit sponsors and rural operators from across the region to discuss current trends, challenges and opportunities […]
The Need for Speed
The rapid growth of K-Powernet’s FTTH ISP customers has driven the need for a new transport network supporting 400 GBS circuits with future 800 GBS connectivity. Customer circuits on this network are already in service with rapidly expanding availability throughout the footprint. With connectivity from 57 points of presence to many global carriers in Tulsa, […]