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PIONEER AWARDS A-CAM FIBER OPTIC CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR FREEDOM, SELMAN, WAYNOKA & QUINLAN, OKLAHOMA
JULY 15, 2021-The Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Board of Trustees awarded a contract for the construction of new fiber-optic cable facilities located within the rural surrounding areas of Freedom, Selman, Waynoka and Quinlan, Oklahoma. Cable construction will begin August 23 of this year and expected to be completed by end of December 2022. The…
Read MorePIONEER TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF FIBER BUILD-OUT PROJECTS IN OKEENE AND THOMAS, OKLAHOMA
Pioneer will begin construction of an aggressive fiber-to-the-home build-out in the cities of Okeene and Thomas, Oklahoma. This project will start with Okeene on June 14th, 2021 and Thomas tentatively starting on August 30, with a completion date for both in November of this year. This project is estimated at $2 million and the project…
Read MoreEmergency Broadband Benefit Program
MAY 10, 2021- Today, Pioneer announced it is working to help build consumer awareness about the Emergency Broadband Benefit, a new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program. The temporary benefit will help to lower the cost of broadband service for eligible households during the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. The $3.2B Emergency Broadband Benefit program provides a discount…
Read MorePIONEER AWARDS A-CAM FIBER OPTIC CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THOMAS & CUSTER CITY
APRIL 23, 2021-The Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Board of Trustees awarded a contract in December 2020, for the construction of new fiber-optic cable facilities located within the rural surrounding areas of Thomas and Custer City, Oklahoma. Cable construction began January 26 of this year and expected to be completed by end of June 2022. The…
Read MoreGround Breaking Moves
City and state leaders joined Pioneer Broadband Services Friday, March 26 to break ground for the new Pioneer Retail Center in Fairview, Oklahoma. This ceremony marks the beginning of Pioneer Broadband Services’ newest fiber-optic overbuild project. JaNae Barnard, Executive Director of Major County Economic Development Corporation in Fairview is enthusiastic about fiber coming to the…
Read MoreNew Dialing Procedure for Customers Within 405 Area Code
MARCH 3, 2021-All customers served by the 405 area code should prepare for the start of 10-digit dialing and the introduction of the new 572 area code. The 572 area code will be added as an overlay to the 405 region. An overlay is the addition of another area code (572) to the same geographic…
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