NHEC welcomes Vice President Kamala Harris
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, left, held a listening session April 23 at New Hampshire Electric Cooperative headquarters in Plymouth, where NHEC President/CEO Steve Camerino, right, detailed the company s efforts to expand access to high-speed internet. (Courtesy Photo) (
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April 28, 2021PLYMOUTH On Friday afternoon, April 23, United States Vice President Kamala Harris visited the Plymouth headquarters of New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) to discuss the Co-op s efforts to expand high-speed internet access to rural New Hampshire and highlight federal funding opportunities in the American Jobs Plan to support future investments.
Harris was joined by U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, and met with NHEC representatives and Lempster Select Board Chair Phil Tirrell.
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MANCHESTER, N.H. Consolidated Communications (NASDAQ: CNSL), a top-10 fiber provider in the U.S., today announced the completion of new, high-speed, fiber-to-the-premises broadband networks to homes and businesses in the New Hampshire towns of Danbury, Errol, Mason and Springfield. More than 500 miles of fiber were constructed, serving more than 2,000 residents and businesses.
In August, Consolidated was awarded $3.5 million from the state s Connecting New Hampshire Emergency Broadband Expansion Program to bring enhanced and upgraded Internet services to these towns. Grants awarded through the program support the increased need for Internet connectivity due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the emphasis on distance learning, telework, telehealth and other remote services. The grant awarded to Consolidated - along with the company s own investment of $1.5 million - funded the broadband projec
LEMPSTER â Work is underway in a Sullivan County town as part of an initiative to bring more reliable and high-speed internet service to New Hampshireâs rural areas that have struggled to reach individuals as life, school and work have transitioned online amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.
If you have driven through the southeast corner of the county within the past two months, chances are you may have come across the site of line crews associated with CavCommâs fiber division based in New Haven, Conn., and Tilson, a national network development and information infrastructure firm, parked alongside major roadways.