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Consolidation Time

We’ve entered something of a seasonal pause in construction, so this month’s activity is devoted to the necessary stuff: Design and financial planning, ordering materials, preparing for the onset of full construction this spring, adding staff, and preparing to launch our marketing and subscription programs. What it may lack in excitement it more than makes…

Getting Our Ducks in a Row

As we prepare to begin construction on our 1,200-mile fiber network, we’re taking care of a long list of preliminaries. There’s a sobering array of details to pin down, potential obstacles to remove, and agreements to be finalized. We’re developing inventory control systems to handle all the materials needed to build the network as ordered…

Making Progress on Every Front

Thanks to the steady progress we’ve made in recent weeks, we are now confident that construction of our high-speed fiber network will begin this fall. We’re aiming to build roughly 100 miles this year and begin connecting subscribers in early 2023. The pace is as frenetic as that Lucy Show scene at the candy wrapping…

Getting Ready to Launch

This month, we’ve taken several concrete steps toward building a 1,200-mile high speed fiber network — applying for a major construction grant, ordering millions of dollars in materials, and seeking contractors to do the actual network build. These are the foundation stones of CVFiber as a sustainable enterprise. All this and more, as we get…

The Summer of Make Ready

We are sufficiently finished with pole inventory and design that the stage is set for what CVFiber Governing Board Chair Jerry Diamantides calls “the summer of make ready.” That’s the process of preparing each utility pole to receive a new fiber attachment. Meanwhile, preparations are being made for construction and network operation. “Things are really…

We now have fiber!

We now have fiber!

The CVFiber Governing Board’s April 12 meeting was an historic event. The Board made four crucial decisions that set a path and established a structure for network construction, which is  scheduled to begin later this year. Board member Ray Pelletier of Northfield likened the pace of work to “drinking from a firehose,” but all agreed…

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A Changing of the Guard

Greetings and Happy New Year. After almost four years of planning and organizing, this is the year when CVFiber will begin construction and limited service! As preparations continue, CVFiber is going through some leadership transitions. Here are the highlights from this month’s update: And now, the details. Hansen Steps Aside Jeremy Hansen, the founder of…

High Level Design to be Completed Soon
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High Level Design to be Completed Soon

CVFiber is getting closer and closer to the start of actual construction. It’s an exciting and busy time; the pace of activity will only accelerate in the new year. Here are the latest headlines, with details following. NRTC/MSA contracts CVFiber has reached agreement with the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative. NRTC is a professional services company…