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PIONEER TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE NAMES NEW GENERAL MANAGER
In 1953, rural Oklahoma was very different from its urban counterparts. After the drastic decline in population following the Dust Bowl and Great Depression, the number of rural Oklahomans was dwindling. Rural life struggled, particularly in quality-of-life issues that included a lack of electricity, water, and communication. Cities like Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Kingfisher, had…
Read MorePIONEER TO COMPLETE FIBER OPTIC INSTALLATION IN EXTENDED AREA OUTSIDE OF SEILING
JANUARY 3, 2022- Pioneer is expanding fiber-optic to rural areas outside of Seiling. This will include an almost 4-mile fiber project through the RUS (Rural Utilities Service) ReConnect grant program that was awarded in July 2020. Excel Utility Contractors LLC was awarded the bid and construction costs for this project are just over $62,000. Construction…
Read MorePIONEER EXTENDS FIBER-OPTIC PROJECT IN RURAL AREA OF OAKWOOD
JANUARY 3, 2022-Pioneer is expanding fiber-optic to rural areas outside of Oakwood. This will include a 14-mile fiber project through the RUS (Rural Utilities Service) ReConnect grant program that was awarded in July 2020. HMI Utilities was awarded the bid and construction costs for this project are near $400,000. Construction began this past November and…
Read MorePIONEER CELEBRATES 68 YEARS WITH CUSTOMER APPRECIATION EVENT
OCTOBER 11, 2021-Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. will celebrate 68 years in business with week-long special promotions offered during the week of Monday, October 18 thru Friday, October 22, in all Pioneer Telephone and Pioneer Cellular retail locations during normal retail hours. Attendees will enjoy refreshments, receive a registration gift (while supplies last) and have an…
Read MorePIONEER 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…
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