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Southern Montana Telephone Owner Bob Helming and SMT Technician Jason Raymond give a tour of the digital fiber room at their Wisdom, MT headquarters to Congressman Greg Gianforte and USDA Rural Development State Director Charles Robison. Charles Robison, Montana State Director for USDA Rural Development joined Rep. Greg Gianforte (MT-AL) to announce Southern Montana Telephone Company (SMT) will use a $3.3 million ReConnect Program grant to construct a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Beaverhead County. The 1,688-square-mile service area includes 109 households, 26 farms and ranches, seven businesses and the Grant Fire Station. Improved broadband access in Beaverhead County will make a significant impact on agricultural and small businesses. Farmers and ranchers will be able to monitor their operations in real time and use high-speed internet to buy, sell or trade livestock.
Southern Montana Telephone Owner Bob Helming and SMT Technician Jason Raymond give a tour of the digital fiber room at their Wisdom, MT headquarters to Congressman Greg Gianforte and USDA Rural Development State Director Charles Robison. Charles Robison, Montana State Director for USDA Rural Development joined Rep. Greg Gianforte (MT-AL) to announce Southern Montana Telephone Company (SMT) will use a $3.3 million ReConnect Program grant to construct a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Beaverhead County. The 1,688-square-mile service area includes 109 households, 26 farms and ranches, seven businesses and the Grant Fire Station. Improved broadband access in Beaverhead County will make a significant impact on agricultural and small businesses. Farmers and ranchers will be able to monitor their operations in real time and use high-speed internet to buy, sell or trade livestock.
Robert "Bob" Helming is the owner of Southern Montana Telephone Company in Wisdom, Montana. SMT is the oldest locally owned telephone company in Montana, and has been owned by the Helming family since 1907. Southern Montana Telephone Company (SMT) will use a $3.3 million ReConnect Program grant to construct a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Beaverhead County. The 1,688-square-mile service area includes 109 households, 26 farms and ranches, seven businesses and the Grant Fire Station. Improved broadband access in Beaverhead County will make a significant impact on agricultural and small businesses. Farmers and ranchers will be able to monitor their operations in real time and use high-speed internet to buy, sell or trade livestock.
COLUMBIA, Ky. -- U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy announced Jan. 29, 2020, USDA has invested over $55.3 million in four high-speed broadband infrastructure projects in rural Kentucky. These projects, part of the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments, will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for more than 12,250 rural households and nearly 100 farms and businesses across Kentucky and northern Tennessee. (Photo by Greg Thomas, USDA Rural Development)
Thanks to Reggefiber and XS4All, my home is a bit more future-proof and I have a big fat 'net pipe now :-D
Thanks to Reggefiber and XS4All, my home is a bit more future-proof and I have a big fat 'net pipe now :-D
Robert "Bob" Helming is the owner of Southern Montana Telephone Company in Wisdom, Montana. SMT is the oldest locally owned telephone company in Montana, and has been owned by the Helming family since 1907. Southern Montana Telephone Company (SMT) will use a $3.3 million ReConnect Program grant to construct a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Beaverhead County. The 1,688-square-mile service area includes 109 households, 26 farms and ranches, seven businesses and the Grant Fire Station. Improved broadband access in Beaverhead County will make a significant impact on agricultural and small businesses. Farmers and ranchers will be able to monitor their operations in real time and use high-speed internet to buy, sell or trade livestock.
A Powered Fiber Cable System incorporates DC power and fiber-based Ethernet connectivity in one cable – it’s everything a customer needs to be able to install Power over Ethernet (PoE) equipment at distances much longer than the PoE standard allows, without having to do any calculations or design work. The Powered Fiber Cable System extends power to a device (Wi-Fi access point, IP camera, or small cell, for example) at a distance of up to two miles. The Powered Fiber Cable System incorporates two innovations: one is a new hybrid cable that combines power (copper) and data connectivity (fiber) in one cable housing, and the other is the use of a small device used with that cable, called the PoE Extender.
Hybrid power/fiber cables have been on the market for a few years, but they are bulky, expensive to terminate, and they require experts to deploy. CommScope’s Powered Fiber Cable System uses cable that is like an FTTH drop cable, and can be accessed in 30 seconds by standard networking technicians without special tools.
The PoE Extender tackles other deployment issues. CommScope engineers incorporated something new in the circuit world – cheap and highly efficient DC-to-DC electrical conversion to automatically eliminate the voltage drop in the system. The Powered Fiber Cable System automatically manages the electrical voltage drop, eliminating the need for electrical calculations. This system innovation makes the cable less expensive and faster to deploy, and the electronic component innovation eliminates design headaches for the customer.
Southern Montana Telephone Owner Bob Helming and SMT Technician Jason Raymond give a tour of the digital fiber room at their Wisdom, MT headquarters to Congressman Greg Gianforte and USDA Rural Development State Director Charles Robison. Charles Robison, Montana State Director for USDA Rural Development joined Rep. Greg Gianforte (MT-AL) to announce Southern Montana Telephone Company (SMT) will use a $3.3 million ReConnect Program grant to construct a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Beaverhead County. The 1,688-square-mile service area includes 109 households, 26 farms and ranches, seven businesses and the Grant Fire Station. Improved broadband access in Beaverhead County will make a significant impact on agricultural and small businesses. Farmers and ranchers will be able to monitor their operations in real time and use high-speed internet to buy, sell or trade livestock.
Southern Montana Telephone Owner Bob Helming and SMT Technician Jason Raymond give a tour of the digital fiber room at their Wisdom, MT headquarters to Congressman Greg Gianforte and USDA Rural Development State Director Charles Robison. Charles Robison, Montana State Director for USDA Rural Development joined Rep. Greg Gianforte (MT-AL) to announce Southern Montana Telephone Company (SMT) will use a $3.3 million ReConnect Program grant to construct a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Beaverhead County. The 1,688-square-mile service area includes 109 households, 26 farms and ranches, seven businesses and the Grant Fire Station. Improved broadband access in Beaverhead County will make a significant impact on agricultural and small businesses. Farmers and ranchers will be able to monitor their operations in real time and use high-speed internet to buy, sell or trade livestock.
Charles Robison, Montana State Director for USDA Rural Development joined Rep. Greg Gianforte (MT-AL) to announce Southern Montana Telephone Company (SMT) will use a $3.3 million ReConnect Program grant to construct a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Beaverhead County. The 1,688-square-mile service area includes 109 households, 26 farms and ranches, seven businesses and the Grant Fire Station. Improved broadband access in Beaverhead County will make a significant impact on agricultural and small businesses. Farmers and ranchers will be able to monitor their operations in real time and use high-speed internet to buy, sell or trade livestock.
Congressman Greg Gianforte takes a selfie with Montana State Director Charles Robison and SMT owner Bob Helming. Charles Robison, Montana State Director for USDA Rural Development joined Rep. Greg Gianforte (MT-AL) to announce Southern Montana Telephone Company (SMT) will use a $3.3 million ReConnect Program grant to construct a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Beaverhead County. The 1,688-square-mile service area includes 109 households, 26 farms and ranches, seven businesses and the Grant Fire Station. Improved broadband access in Beaverhead County will make a significant impact on agricultural and small businesses. Farmers and ranchers will be able to monitor their operations in real time and use high-speed internet to buy, sell or trade livestock.
U.S. Representative Greg Gianforte (MT-AL) poses with Bob Helming and his family at their office in Wisdom, MT. Charles Robison, Montana State Director for USDA Rural Development joined Rep. Greg Gianforte (MT-AL) to announce Southern Montana Telephone Company (SMT) will use a $3.3 million ReConnect Program grant to construct a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Beaverhead County. The 1,688-square-mile service area includes 109 households, 26 farms and ranches, seven businesses and the Grant Fire Station. Improved broadband access in Beaverhead County will make a significant impact on agricultural and small businesses. Farmers and ranchers will be able to monitor their operations in real time and use high-speed internet to buy, sell or trade livestock.
Southern Montana Telephone Owner Bob Helming and SMT Technician Jason Raymond give a tour of the digital fiber room at their Wisdom, MT headquarters to Congressman Greg Gianforte and USDA Rural Development State Director Charles Robison. Charles Robison, Montana State Director for USDA Rural Development joined Rep. Greg Gianforte (MT-AL) to announce Southern Montana Telephone Company (SMT) will use a $3.3 million ReConnect Program grant to construct a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Beaverhead County. The 1,688-square-mile service area includes 109 households, 26 farms and ranches, seven businesses and the Grant Fire Station. Improved broadband access in Beaverhead County will make a significant impact on agricultural and small businesses. Farmers and ranchers will be able to monitor their operations in real time and use high-speed internet to buy, sell or trade livestock.
Geoff Feiss, General Manager for the Montana Telecommunications Association addresses the gathering for the ReConnect announcement. Charles Robison, Montana State Director for USDA Rural Development joined Rep. Greg Gianforte (MT-AL) to announce Southern Montana Telephone Company (SMT) will use a $3.3 million ReConnect Program grant to construct a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Beaverhead County. The 1,688-square-mile service area includes 109 households, 26 farms and ranches, seven businesses and the Grant Fire Station. Improved broadband access in Beaverhead County will make a significant impact on agricultural and small businesses. Farmers and ranchers will be able to monitor their operations in real time and use high-speed internet to buy, sell or trade livestock.
COLUMBIA, Ky. -- Dan Rodamaker, president and chief execitve officer of Gibson Electric Membership Corporation, speaks about closing the digital divide in rural America Jan. 29, 2020, during a formal announcement of over $55.3 million in USDA Rural Development funding to expand broadband in rural Kentucky. Gibson EMC will use a $32 million ReConnect Program loan to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network in rural Fulton, Graves and Hickman counties in Kentucky, and in Dyer, Lake, Obion and Weakley counties in Tennessee. The funded service areas include almost 7,400 households spread over 1,056 square miles. (Photo by Greg Thomas, USDA Rural Development)
COLUMBIA, Ky. -- U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy announced Jan. 29, 2020, USDA has invested over $55.3 million in four high-speed broadband infrastructure projects in rural Kentucky. Gibson EMC will use a $32 million ReConnect Program loan to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network in rural Fulton, Graves and Hickman counties in Kentucky, and in Dyer, Lake, Obion and Weakley counties in Tennessee. The funded service areas include almost 7,400 households spread over 1,056 square miles. (Photo by Greg Thomas, USDA Rural Development)
SMT Owner Bob Helming welcomes the attendees to the ReConnect award announcement. Charles Robison, Montana State Director for USDA Rural Development joined Rep. Greg Gianforte (MT-AL) to announce Southern Montana Telephone Company (SMT) will use a $3.3 million ReConnect Program grant to construct a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Beaverhead County. The 1,688-square-mile service area includes 109 households, 26 farms and ranches, seven businesses and the Grant Fire Station. Improved broadband access in Beaverhead County will make a significant impact on agricultural and small businesses. Farmers and ranchers will be able to monitor their operations in real time and use high-speed internet to buy, sell or trade livestock.
Southern Montana Telephone Owner Bob Helming and SMT Technician Jason Raymond give a tour of the digital fiber room at their Wisdom, MT headquarters to Congressman Greg Gianforte and USDA Rural Development State Director Charles Robison. Charles Robison, Montana State Director for USDA Rural Development joined Rep. Greg Gianforte (MT-AL) to announce Southern Montana Telephone Company (SMT) will use a $3.3 million ReConnect Program grant to construct a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Beaverhead County. The 1,688-square-mile service area includes 109 households, 26 farms and ranches, seven businesses and the Grant Fire Station. Improved broadband access in Beaverhead County will make a significant impact on agricultural and small businesses. Farmers and ranchers will be able to monitor their operations in real time and use high-speed internet to buy, sell or trade livestock.
COLUMBIA, Ky. -- Randy Grogan, general manager and chief executive officer of Ballard Telephone Cooperative, speaks about the importance of broadband connectivity in higher education Jan. 29, 2020, during a formal announcement of over $55.3 million in USDA Rural Development funding to expand broadband in rural Kentucky. Ballard Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation will use a $2.4 million ReConnect Program grant to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network in rural McCracken County. The funded service areas include 578 households and a critical community facility spread over 20 square miles. (Photo by Greg Thomas, USDA Rural Development)
Southern Montana Telephone Owner Bob Helming and SMT Technician Jason Raymond give a tour of the digital fiber room at their Wisdom, MT headquarters to Congressman Greg Gianforte and USDA Rural Development State Director Charles Robison. Charles Robison, Montana State Director for USDA Rural Development joined Rep. Greg Gianforte (MT-AL) to announce Southern Montana Telephone Company (SMT) will use a $3.3 million ReConnect Program grant to construct a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Beaverhead County. The 1,688-square-mile service area includes 109 households, 26 farms and ranches, seven businesses and the Grant Fire Station. Improved broadband access in Beaverhead County will make a significant impact on agricultural and small businesses. Farmers and ranchers will be able to monitor their operations in real time and use high-speed internet to buy, sell or trade livestock.
SMT Owner Bob Helming welcomes the attendees to the ReConnect award announcement. Charles Robison, Montana State Director for USDA Rural Development joined Rep. Greg Gianforte (MT-AL) to announce Southern Montana Telephone Company (SMT) will use a $3.3 million ReConnect Program grant to construct a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Beaverhead County. The 1,688-square-mile service area includes 109 households, 26 farms and ranches, seven businesses and the Grant Fire Station. Improved broadband access in Beaverhead County will make a significant impact on agricultural and small businesses. Farmers and ranchers will be able to monitor their operations in real time and use high-speed internet to buy, sell or trade livestock.
Charles Robison, Montana State Director for USDA Rural Development joined Rep. Greg Gianforte (MT-AL) to announce Southern Montana Telephone Company (SMT) will use a $3.3 million ReConnect Program grant to construct a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Beaverhead County. The 1,688-square-mile service area includes 109 households, 26 farms and ranches, seven businesses and the Grant Fire Station. Improved broadband access in Beaverhead County will make a significant impact on agricultural and small businesses. Farmers and ranchers will be able to monitor their operations in real time and use high-speed internet to buy, sell or trade livestock.
SMT Owner Bob Helming shows photos from the early days of the company founded by his grandfather. Charles Robison, Montana State Director for USDA Rural Development joined Rep. Greg Gianforte (MT-AL) to announce Southern Montana Telephone Company (SMT) will use a $3.3 million ReConnect Program grant to construct a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Beaverhead County. The 1,688-square-mile service area includes 109 households, 26 farms and ranches, seven businesses and the Grant Fire Station. Improved broadband access in Beaverhead County will make a significant impact on agricultural and small businesses. Farmers and ranchers will be able to monitor their operations in real time and use high-speed internet to buy, sell or trade livestock.
Southern Montana Telephone Owner Bob Helming and SMT Technician Jason Raymond give a tour of the digital fiber room at their Wisdom, MT headquarters to Congressman Greg Gianforte and USDA Rural Development State Director Charles Robison. Charles Robison, Montana State Director for USDA Rural Development joined Rep. Greg Gianforte (MT-AL) to announce Southern Montana Telephone Company (SMT) will use a $3.3 million ReConnect Program grant to construct a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Beaverhead County. The 1,688-square-mile service area includes 109 households, 26 farms and ranches, seven businesses and the Grant Fire Station. Improved broadband access in Beaverhead County will make a significant impact on agricultural and small businesses. Farmers and ranchers will be able to monitor their operations in real time and use high-speed internet to buy, sell or trade livestock.
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COLUMBIA, Ky. -- U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy announced Jan. 29, 2020, USDA has invested over $55.3 million in four high-speed broadband infrastructure projects in rural Kentucky. Ballard Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation will use a $2.4 million ReConnect Program grant to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network in rural McCracken County. The funded service areas include 578 households and a critical community facility spread over 20 square miles. (Photo by Greg Thomas, USDA Rural Development)
COLUMBIA, Ky. -- U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy announced Jan. 29, 2020, USDA has invested over $55.3 million in four high-speed broadband infrastructure projects in rural Kentucky. Thacker-Grigsby Communications will use a $2.3 million ReConnect Program grant to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network in rural Breathitt County. The funded service area includes 637 households spread over 109 square miles. (Photo by Greg Thomas, USDA Rural Development)
Southern Montana Telephone Owner Bob Helming and SMT Technician Jason Raymond give a tour of the digital fiber room at their Wisdom, MT headquarters to Congressman Greg Gianforte and USDA Rural Development State Director Charles Robison. Charles Robison, Montana State Director for USDA Rural Development joined Rep. Greg Gianforte (MT-AL) to announce Southern Montana Telephone Company (SMT) will use a $3.3 million ReConnect Program grant to construct a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Beaverhead County. The 1,688-square-mile service area includes 109 households, 26 farms and ranches, seven businesses and the Grant Fire Station. Improved broadband access in Beaverhead County will make a significant impact on agricultural and small businesses. Farmers and ranchers will be able to monitor their operations in real time and use high-speed internet to buy, sell or trade livestock.
COLUMBIA, Ky. -- U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy announced Jan. 29, 2020, USDA has invested over $55.3 million in four high-speed broadband infrastructure projects in rural Kentucky. The four companies - Ballard Rural Telephone Corporation, Duo County Broadband, Gibson Electric Membership Corporation, and Thacker-Grigsby Communications - will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for more than 12,250 rural households and nearly 100 farms and businesses across Kentucky and northern Tennessee. (Photo by Greg Thomas, USDA Rural Development)
COLUMBIA, Ky. -- (Left) Bill Grigsby, president and chief executive officer of Thacker-Grigsby Telephone Company, and Randy Grogan, general manager and chief executive officer of Ballard Telephone Cooperative, speak before a formal announcement of over $55.3 million in ReConnect Pilot Program investments Jan. 29, 2020. These projects, two of the four announced by U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy, will expand fiber-to-the-premises networks in their respective service areas in rural Kentucky. (Photo by Greg Thomas, USDA Rural Development)
COLUMBIA, Ky. -- Rural Development Kentucky State Director Hilda Legg speaks about the importance of broadband connectivity in higher education Jan. 29, 2020, before a formal announcement of over $55.3 million in USDA Rural Development funding to expand broadband in rural Kentucky. The projects announced by USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy are part of the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments and will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for more than 12,250 rural households and nearly 100 farms and businesses across Kentucky and northern Tennessee. (Photo by Greg Thomas, USDA Rural Development)
COLUMBIA, Ky. -- Bill Grigsby, president and chief executive officer of Thacker-Grigsby Telephone Company, speaks about closing the digital divide in rural America Jan. 29, 2020, during a formal announcement of over $55.3 million in USDA Rural Development funding to expand broadband in rural Kentucky. Thacker-Grigsby Communications will use a $2.3 million ReConnect Program grant to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network in rural Breathitt County. The funded service area includes 637 households spread over 109 square miles. (Photo by Greg Thomas, USDA Rural Development)
COLUMBIA, Ky. -- U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy (right) speaks with Rural Development Kentucky State Director Hilda Legg before a formal announcement of over $55.3 million in ReConnect Pilot Program investments Jan. 29, 2020. These projects, part of the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments, will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for more than 12,250 rural households and nearly 100 farms and businesses across Kentucky and northern Tennessee. (Photo by Greg Thomas, USDA Rural Development)
COLUMBIA, Ky. -- Lindsey Wilson College President Dr. William T. Luckey Jr. speaks about the importance of broadband connectivity in higher education Jan. 29, 2020, before a formal announcement of over $55.3 million in USDA Rural Development funding to expand broadband in rural Kentucky. The projects announced by USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy are part of the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments and will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for more than 12,250 rural households and nearly 100 farms and businesses across Kentucky and northern Tennessee. (Photo by Greg Thomas, USDA Rural Development)
COLUMBIA, Ky. -- Rural Development Kentucky State Director Hilda Legg speaks about the importance of broadband connectivity in higher education Jan. 29, 2020, before a formal announcement of over $55.3 million in USDA Rural Development funding to expand broadband in rural Kentucky. The projects announced by USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy are part of the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments and will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for more than 12,250 rural households and nearly 100 farms and businesses across Kentucky and northern Tennessee. (Photo by Greg Thomas, USDA Rural Development)
COLUMBIA, Ky. -- Tom Preston, chief executive officer of Duo County Broadband, speaks about the importance of broadband connectivity in higher education Jan. 29, 2020, during a formal announcement of over $55.3 million in USDA Rural Development funding to expand broadband in rural Kentucky. Duo County will use an $18.7 million ReConnect Program grant to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network in rural Adair and Cumberland counties. The funded service areas include almost 3,650 households over 45 square miles. (Photo by Greg Thomas, USDA Rural Development)
COLUMBIA, Ky. -- U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy announced Jan. 29, 2020, USDA has invested over $55.3 million in four high-speed broadband infrastructure projects in rural Kentucky. Duo County will use an $18.7 million ReConnect Program grant to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network in rural Adair and Cumberland counties. The funded service areas include almost 3,650 households over 45 square miles. (Photo by Greg Thomas, USDA Rural Development)