Missouri REC Reaches Milestone for Fiber Network

United Fiber, a subsidiary of United Electric Cooperative in Missouri, has reached a signficant milestone in its build out of fiber-to-the-home in northwest Missouri. Early this month, the company hooked up its 30,000th customer.

According to a news release, during the past decade, United Fiber has provided fiber broadband services to northwest Missouri, and secured nearly $60 million in funding from state and federal programs. This allowed the company to expand high-speed internet access to remote and rural markets across 12 counties in the region, including Andrew, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, DeKalb, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway, Platte, Ray and Worth in northwest Missouri. Moreover, United independently funded the expansion of fiber broadband to more than 45 communities within these counties.

“For over a decade, United Fiber has focused on providing northwest Missouri with local, long-term fiber investments,” Darren Farnan, COO, said in a statement. “The fact we have grown to over 30,000 subscribers is a testament to how critical a quality broadband connection is in our information-based world.”