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NTCA Welcomes Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. to National Network of Smart Rural Community Providers SM
Arlington, Va, April 1, 2020 – Across the United States, rural, community-based broadband providers are serving small towns with robust broadband networks to support critical and innovative solutions for rural communities. These technological leaders are helping to build a nationwide network of Smart Rural Communities SM, where broadband connections are helping create a brighter future…
Read MorePIONEER TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC., POSTPONES ANNUAL MEETING, DISTRICT FILINGS AND MEETINGS
MARCH 31, 2020-Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. has postponed its 67th Annual Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 5, due to COVID-19. Additionally, filing for prospective Trustee candidates previously set for April 6, 7 & 8 has been postponed, as well as the meetings for Members of Districts 2, 4, 9, 11 and District At-Large. At this…
Read MorePIONEER TO CONSTRUCT FIBER BUILD-OUT IN KINGFISHER
KINGFISHER, OK-FEBRUARY 13, 2020-Pioneer will begin construction of an aggressive fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) build-out in Kingfisher, on February 17, 2020 with an expected completion date of July, 2020. This project is estimated at over $3 million dollars. Pioneer is future-proofing the needs of our customers by overbuilding the existing copper facilities with high-speed fiber-optics. Fiber will…
Read MorePIONEER AWARDS A-CAM FIBER OPTIC CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR APACHE
FEBRUARY 3, 2020-The Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Board of Trustees recently awarded a contract for the construction of new fiber-optic cable facilities located within the rural exchange of Apache, Oklahoma. Cable construction is expected to start around February 17, 2020 and completion date is March 2021. The fiber cable construction contract was awarded to Excel…
Read MorePIONEER TO CONSTRUCT FIBER BUILD-OUT IN HENNESSEY
HENNESSEY, OK-DECEMBER 5, 2019-Pioneer will begin construction of an aggressive fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) build-out in Hennessey, during the last week of December. The more than two-million-dollar project was awarded to MP Nexlevel Construction. Residents of Hennessey currently have Internet speeds of 50Mb available which is above the national average, but the introduction of Fiber will provide…
Read MorePIONEER MARKS 50TH YEAR TRANSFERRING CALLS TO SANTA AT NORTH POLE
DECEMBER 2, 2019-Santa is looking forward to speaking with young eager callers on Tuesday, December 10 (one night only) from 5:30-7:30 p.m. (Central Standard Time). This marks the 50th year Pioneer will provide a toll-free direct line for Oklahoma kids to speak with Santa, at 866.92-SANTA or 866.927.2682. Due to the overwhelming response each year,…
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