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 […]

In 2023, Indian Electric Cooperative entered into a lease agreement with Cox Communications, and the national broadband giant now is serving homes in the IEC territory.  The collaboration between the two entities has IEC leasing its infrastructure along the backbone of the system, with the cooperative operating as the middle mile and Cox supplying its […]

Life is now better for many rural residents thanks to high-speed internet and phone service as Centranet announces its availability to all Central Rural Electric Cooperative’s members. “This is an exciting time for Central and its members,” said Mark Prather, Central’s President of Fiber and Technology. “Centranet is open to all members and serving some […]

Colene Stephenson has owned and operated her own business, Everything Nice, a café, catering and floral boutique in Stilwell, OK, for nearly five decades since buying the flower shop where she worked as a young adult not long after having her first child.   “I had him not long at all after I started the shop, […]

We’re thrilled to announce that CVEC Fiber has been named the “Best of the Best Internet Service Provider” in the Tri-County Area, as hosted by the Shawnee News Star!  This award exemplifies our unwavering commitment to providing top-notch internet services to our valued subscribers. CVEC Fiber has become the go-to choice for internet connectivity in […]

Much like the woolly mammoth and dodo bird, the public library of yesteryear has fallen prey to extinction. Modern libraries are an altogether different species. No longer merely book depositories with endless shelves of dusty and dated volumes, libraries are now vital hubs where community members gather to utilize high-speed broadband internet and valuable technology […]

More than 200 guests from 21 states attended the Cooperative Broadband Coalition’s inaugural Connected Oklahoma – Rural Broadband Summit in Edmond on Sept. 27. The Cooperative Broadband Coalition brought together various stakeholders to discuss opportunities to better serve broadband in rural areas. “Internet is key to unlocking the economic potential in rural areas,” said Speaker […]

 OEC Fiber received the “Best Internet Service Provider” in Oklahoma award at a ceremony on June 22 at OCCC Visual and Performing Arts Center Theatre in Oklahoma City. This is the second year in a row that The Journal Record has awarded OEC Fiber this honor as voted by their readers.  “Having our subscribers vote […]

Today, cooperative leaders participated in the ceremonial bill signing of HB-1965 along with Governor Kevin Stitt, Representative Carl Newton State Representative and Kirk Martin, Deputy Director of the Oklahoma Broadband Office. The bill encourages the development of broadband services in unserved and underserved areas, ultimately helping Oklahoma bridge the digital divide. Ten distribution electric cooperatives […]

Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) announced today that KAMO Electric Cooperative, Inc. (KAMO Power) is deploying Infinera’s XTM Series on its 2,700-route-mile rural network to serve its 17 member cooperatives across northeast Oklahoma and southwest Missouri. The deployment upgrades KAMO Power’s network, providing the cooperative with an open optical network that delivers high-capacity, reliable, and secure transport services. KAMO […]