Community in-built partnership with Osage Valley Electrical Cooperative finished forward of time table to bring high-speed web get admission to to rural Missourians 

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Conexon Connect, the web provider supplier (ISP) shaped via rural fiber broadband chief Conexon, introduced the of entirety of its inaugural Missouri fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) challenge, marking its 5th community of entirety national. Introduced in partnership with Osage Valley Electrical Cooperative in 2021, the challenge allows high-speed web get admission to for 13,500 properties and companies throughout seven rural Missouri counties. 

The Tie community, owned via Osage Valley Electrical Cooperative, which spans over 3,200 miles, was once finished in lower than 3 years to the super pleasure of participants. This early of entirety has enabled 1000’s of Missourians to get admission to multi-gigabit-speed web, bridging the virtual divide and embellishing the property of age for citizens and companies within the area.

“Our partnership with Conexon Connect has not only brought cutting-edge internet to our community but also proven that rural America can have the same world-class connectivity as urban areas,” Osage Valley Electrical Cooperative CEO Jarrod Campbell stated.

“I want to thank Jarrod Campbell and the board of Osage Valley Electric Cooperative. Three times over the past four years, Jarrod and the board put their trust in our company,” stated Conexon co-CEO Jonathan Chambers. “First, by their decision to join our bidding consortium in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction. Second, by their decision to allow us to take over their RDOF bidding when other bidders spoiled the auction. Third, by their decision to partner with Conexon in the construction and operation of a fiber broadband network. When someone puts their trust in you, it creates a bond, and our bond is a strong one.”

The of entirety of the Osage Valley Electrical challenge marks a key step in Conexon’s undertaking to make bigger broadband get admission to throughout Missouri, a proceed that started in 2015 when the corporate shaped to spouse with electrical cooperatives and help them in deploying fiber networks to their rural communities. The Conexon Tie partnerships with Osage Valley Electrical and neighboring cooperative Sac Osage Electrical sped up the corporate’s efforts to handover rural Missouri. Along with the ones two initiatives, Tie not too long ago introduced its untouched Missouri community in Wayne County, additional increasing get admission to to underserved rural communities. Jointly, those Tie initiatives will succeed in greater than 30,000 unserved or underserved Missouri properties and companies. 

“Completing our first fiber network in Missouri is a significant milestone for Conexon Connect,” stated Randy Klindt, Conexon Origination Spouse and co-CEO. “The success of the project showcases both the power of fiber broadband in rural areas and the continuing commitment of electric cooperatives to improving the lives and communities of those they serve.”

About Conexon Tie
Conexon Tie is an rising native broadband chief in rural communities around the nation. Tie works predominantly with electrical cooperatives and communities, development networks the usage of Conexon’s confirmed method and structure that leverage current infrastructure to energy significance and inexpensive fiber broadband provider for rural properties and companies. Tie recently operates in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Missouri. 

Cindy Terrains
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