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Blue Peak tells Vermillion council fiber expansion is complete; company to upgrade customer Wi‑Fi and address outages

5906144 · October 7, 2025

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Blue Peak told the council its Vermillion fiber expansion cost about $8.3 million and the company is upgrading customers to Wi‑Fi 7 hardware for higher wireless throughput. Councilors raised concerns about outage frequency and the time it takes to bury temporary service lines; the company pledged to investigate individual reports.

A Blue Peak representative briefed the Vermillion City Council on Monday about the company’s network expansion, local investments and planned customer equipment upgrades.

Key points: Blue Peak said it completed the Vermillion expansion early last year at a total investment of about $8.3 million to build the fiber network and connect customers. The company said it is upgrading customer premises equipment to support Wi‑Fi 7 on higher-tier plans (two‑gigabit and five‑gigabit packages) so customers can use more of their broadband speeds over wireless.

Community investment and services: The company said it has directed about $27,000 in local sponsorships and memberships in the most recent year and over $75,000 since expanding in the area, including chamber activities, the Clay County Fair, and school booster support. Blue Peak also offers television service delivered over the Internet in tiered packages, including a local package and larger packages with sports channels.

Resident concerns: Councilors raised two recurring issues from residents: (1) how long temporary overhead cables remain before being buried (a councilor reported a temporary line remained for several weeks and requested a faster timeline to reduce hazards), and (2) outage frequency and reliability on residential connections. The Blue Peak representative said typical burial times are three to four weeks depending on locates and contractor availability and offered to follow up on specific addresses; the company also said it tracks outages and would investigate causes and remediation.

No council vote was required. The council thanked the company and asked staff to refer specific citizen complaints about temporary lines and outages to Blue Peak for follow-up.