The importance of fiber connectivity and support of the City of Beatrice's economic development goals is important to the long-term viability of our community. For many years, we have searched for a carrier to help assist the city with our technology needs. "The City of Beatrice is excited about the opportunity to work with Pinpoint. Pinpoint is excited about the partnership with the City and looks forward to serving these new customers in Beatrice," said Tom Shoemaker, Pinpoint president. Pinpoint believes that every community should have access to an all-fiber network that has the capabilities to futureproof the technology of the future. Pinpoint is committed to ensuring that all rural Nebraskans have access to high-quality broadband services. "Pinpoint is proud to continue our expansion efforts in rural America and support economic development. Pinpoint will be opening a retail location in the community of Beatrice to further assist the community with its broadband needs. Installation will begin in early 2023 with completion later that year, upon which, residents and businesses will enjoy the luxury of high-speed Internet and outstanding customer service provided by Pinpoint. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Pinpoint Communications and the City of Beatrice are excited to announce they have entered into a Public Private Partnership Agreement for Pinpoint and the City to develop and construct an all-fiber network to all business and residential properties within the city limits.Īn aerial and underground conduit system deployed with 100% fiber connectivity will be established to enhance the deployment of Fiber-based Broadband services within the community of Beatrice. Plans for further expansion and funding in 2022 are not yet identified, but we hope to work with towns’ and county officials to determine the best course of action to meet our goal.CAMBRIDGE, Neb., Oct. Our goal is for every home to be served in Nemaha County. Do this multiple times throughout the day to see if you are receiving the speeds as advertised. Please visit and type in your address or partial address and click the ‘Let’s Do It’ button below. We highly encourage you to test your internet speed, to help us continue to reach other underserved or unserved households. Pinpoint will offer, at minimum, 50/50 for $50 with even faster speeds available at reasonable prices. In other words, our residents do not have access to high-speed internet. As of today, according to the data available, average speeds Nemaha County residents are getting are 12.19m/b download and 10.86m/b upload. Data collected suggested that many households in Nemaha County are underserved or internet providers aren’t providing the speeds they are selling. Pinpoint, along with the Auburn Development Council, Lead for Nebraska Fellows and the Southeast Nebraska Development District, worked together to collect speed-testing data and letters of support for the project to demonstrate the need. Currently, a single fiber connection out of Tecumseh, Nebraska serves the area. The expansion will install fiber cable north along Highway 75 and connect with lines in Otoe County, to create a redundancy network and provide high-speed internet to those homes along that corridor. Through the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Program (LB388), both Pinpoint and the state will be contributing $1,020,996 to the project totaling $2,041,993. These grants will be used to help connect 186 homes that were previously unserved. Auburn Development Council is pleased to share that yesterday, the Nebraska Public Service Commission awarded grants to Pinpoint Communications, a fiber provider serving Southeast Nebraska, for broadband expansion in Nemaha County.
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