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Suwannee Valley's Rapid Fiber service now available countywide in Columbia County
Summary
Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative's subsidiary Rapid Fiber told county commissioners the company has completed initial construction in Columbia County and can serve roughly 1,700 residential members there; the company said it serves more than 4,000 members across four counties and plans further expansion.
Caitlin Barrington, a representative of Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative and Rapid Fiber, told the Columbia County Board of County Commissioners on March 6 that Rapid Fiber has completed its initial build in Columbia County and can now deliver service to members across the county. "We have our first county fully lit up and all of our Suwannee Valley members in Columbia County can now receive Rapid Fiber internet," Barrington said.
Barrington said the build followed four main steps: design and engineering, make-ready construction on poles owned by Suwannee Valley, the fiber construction…
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