Hiawatha Broadband CEO: How to Make Rural Gigabit Economics Work
by Joan Engebretson at Telecompetitor
A gigabit project from RS Fiber Cooperative and Hiawatha Broadband Communications set to kick off in Minnesota will focus on small towns and rural areas. Rural gigabit isn’t unusual, as Telecompetitor readers know. But while rural gigabit projects typically are undertaken by an incumbent service provider, this one is a complete overbuild.
HBC has been overbuilding underserved communities in Minnesota since 1999 and will operate the new gigabit network. In an interview, HBC President and CEO Dan Pecarina explained how HBC and RS Fiber Cooperative plan to make the new gigabit project economically feasible.
