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In 2019, local business leaders, elected officials and internet service providers (ISPs) came together to discuss broadband services in Noble County. Since then, thousands more addresses have joined the ranks of high speed internet customers. Thousands more, however, still have no or few options to experience reliable, high-speed broadband connectivity at rural home and business addresses. Noble County Economic Development (EDC) wants residents and businesses to know that progress is being made and encourages them to participate in the Indiana Speed Test, a crowd-sourced measurement of internet speeds created to help bring reliable broadband service to the most unserved and underserved communities across Indiana. The test is made possible by a coalition of organizations, including Indiana Farm Bureau. Participation in the Indiana Speed Test may help Noble County receive future funding for broadband expansion, particularly across more unincorporated areas of the county. ....
SHIPSHEWANA â Crews are wrapping up installing the main cables around town that Ligonier-based communications company LigTel will use to bring high-speed fiber-optic internet connections to Shipshewana. With that process nearly completed, LigTelâs crew are now preparing to start installing the individual drops that will bring high-speed internet service to Shipshewana homes and businesses. LigTel is investing more than $2 million to bring fiber-optic connectivity up S.R. 5 from Ligonier to Topeka, Emma, and Shipshewana. Randy Mead, the CEO of LigTel, said the company hopes to pick up about 600 new customers along the way once the service is connected to homes and businesses. ....
SHIPSHEWANA — A project designed to bring high-speed, fiber-optic internet to Shipshewana cleared its final hurdle Thursday night, and construction is expected to start as soon as the weather permits. ....