Portfolio: Conexon | Closing the digital divide for rural communities
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And then now we've launched Connect, which is the last piece of the puzzle, which is to operate the fiber of the home networks and provide world class Internet service, partnering with electric cooperatives and do everything that a broadband provider would do.
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The Co-op will own 100% of the network, Connexon Connect will operate the network and they're going to do the design, the engineering, help us with construction.
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Connexon Connect will help us manage through that process without us having to add additional staffing.
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Then we talked to other co-ops across the country who have done projects with Connexon.
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There wasn't anyone we spoke to that didn't have good things to say about their relationship.
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And so we felt more and more like that was the partner that we needed to continue to talk to.
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Even just again in the importance of high speed Internet today.
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We've seen how our digital society has advanced and we're advancing with it.
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And so we are so happy and excited to be again, working alongside Connects on to be a part of this process and to really provide a vital service for our members and our community.
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Central Georgia EMC doesn't have any particular competency in terms of being an Internet service provider, so we wanted a partner who was going to take care of that part of the project for us.
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Connexon Connect is the retail broadband provider.
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The proposal that Jonathan had come to us with in partnership with Connexon truly lets the electric cooperative focus on running a business that they know and letting Connexon run a business that will enhance the membership and not take away resources from the cooperative.
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It's reassuring to know you're partnering with somebody that almost seems like they've got this down to a science and having that partnership with somebody that can help guide us down this path is is essential.
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After talking with several other providers about potential partnerships, we felt a lot more comfortable talking with Connects on because we felt like they understood who we served in in rural America.
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And we are working to make sure that everyone has that equal and affordable access to be a part of this process.
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It really humbles you in a lot of ways because we are implementing a service in collaboration with Connexon that will not only affect, you know, my generation, but generations to come.
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We do all of those things that every other Internet service provider does, but with a difference.
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We do it in partnership with the local community, namely the electric Co-op that makes all the difference.
