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The latest industry news and announcements from Conexon and its electric cooperative partners in fiber broadband.

Conexon Connect charts major milestone for rural Georgia; completes 2,000-mile inaugural fiber broadband network in two years, surpasses subscriber projections
Internet Service Provider arm of rural broadband leader Conexon partners with Southern Rivers Energy to bring gigabit-speed internet access to more than 20,000 homes and businesses across co-op’s rural communities

Conexon Marketing Services celebrates three years supporting electric cooperatives delivering high-speed fiber internet across rural communities
Co-ops spanning multiple states, passing nearly 900,000 rural homes and businesses, now leverage Conexon’s scope of expert communications and marketing resources

Butler Electric Cooperative selects Conexon to design and manage construction for world-class fiber-to-the-home network in south central Kansas
Rural broadband leader brings breadth of capabilities enabling co-op to deliver multi-gigabit-speed internet to members

Conexon and electric co-op partners spark fiber broadband revolution across rural Florida, fueled by nearly $56 million in county and state funding
Broadband trailblazers build brighter future in Sunshine State, poised to reach nearly 100,000 Floridians with multi-gigabit internet access

Coalition of Community Broadband Advocates Prevail in Louisiana
Sometimes local coalitions can beat Goliath.

GreyStone Power Corporation selects Conexon to design and manage construction of fiber broadband network to underserved areas
Rural broadband leader brings breadth of experience and capabilities to help cooperative deliver high-speed internet services to unserved and underserved communities

Trailwave Fiber Inc., a Habersham EMC Company, selects Conexon Marketing Division to support its world-class fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network deployment in rural Georgia
Rural broadband leader brings decades of telecom, rural ISP marketing experience and expertise to power FTTH network success.

Conexon to launch first community broadband project in East Carroll, Louisiana
Conexon, which typically partners with rural electric cooperatives to launch broadband networks, is planning to deliver its first community broadband partnership project, in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana.

Internet service provider Conexon Connect to deliver world-class, high-speed fiber internet access to Louisiana’s East Carroll Parish residents
Consortium of community-focused organizations leverages state GUMBO and Connect Humanity funding to bring Conexon Connect fiber internet access to approximately 1,500 rural homes and businesses

Nevada’s Valley Electric Association selects Conexon to design and manage construction for fiber-to-the-home network
Rural broadband leader brings breadth of capabilities enabling co-op to deliver gigabit-speed internet to its members.

Georgia’s Grady EMC partners with internet service provider Conexon Connect to bring world-class broadband to rural homes and businesses in southwest Georgia
Grady EMC and Conexon Connect will launch and deploy a fiber-to-the-home network initially in Grady County where the co-op received American Rescue Plan Act funding.

Georgia’s Mitchell EMC partners with internet service provider Conexon Connect to bring world-class broadband to rural areas throughout southwest Georgia
The Connect, powered by Mitchell EMC, fiber-to-the-home network will deliver high-speed internet access to homes and businesses across 14 counties

Florida’s Escambia River Electric Cooperative partners with internet service provider Conexon Connect to bring world-class broadband to rural areas in Northwestern Florida
The network is expected to be complete to all 4,000 locations by mid-2024, with initial service availability targeted as early as Q3 2023.

Fiber internet on its way to middle Georgia through new partnership
Ocmulgee EMC is planning to partner with Conexon Connect in order to provide more Georgians in rural areas high-speed fiber broadband service.

LPSC approved first co-op to offer internet service
The first Louisiana rural electric cooperative to enter the internet business will begin construction next month on a broadband service for its 11,500 members, thanks to approval Wednesday by the Louisiana Public Service Commission.

Tri-County becomes the first electric co-op in Florida to tackle FTTH
Florida-based Tri-County Electric Cooperative teamed with Conexon Connect to deploy a 2,400-mile fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network, aiming to deliver high-speed broadband to all of its members within the next few years.

Conexon founding partner Randy Klindt named CEO of company’s ISP entity, Conexon Connect
Rural broadband visionary and electric cooperative fiber network innovator brings experience, expertise, and record of success to rapidly growing ISP

What States, Communities, and Activists Need to Do to Make the Most of the Infrastructure Act – Episode 484 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
On this week’s episode of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast, Christopher Mitchell brings back a longtime favorite guest, Jon Chambers, Partner at Conexon, to talk about what is next for municipal and cooperative broadband efforts given the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Conexon Connect gets $435M in latest RDOF round to serve fiber through rural co-ops
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) gave its blessing for another $700 million in winning bids to be authorized through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) this week.