PROJECT UPDATES Lloyd’s Dairy Barn on Hwy 70 in Efland has been completed. During the weekend of October 17 &18, The Barn hosted the Tarheel Antique Festival and was able to provide high speed Internet over public Wi-Fi to the vendors and guests . The Lloyd’s Dairy Barn will provide coverage to the southern area…
New Towers, New Public WiFi, New Service Areas We have been busy in Alexander County and apologize for the long gap between newsletters. Since our last update in April, we have expanded our Alexander County service area. This newsletter will describe the expansion. Additional Topics in this Newsletter: Customer Satisfaction Survey Results Even Better Support…
PROJECT UPDATES Eno: We completed service in the Stonegate community in the Eno area. This was our first project south of I40/85 and we’re pleased to report over half of the neighborhood signed up and receives our broadband service. Schley Tower : We’ve completed all the tower owner process steps, and received final clearance from the FAA…
Franklin County We are ready to begin our installation at the towers in mid August. We will begin at the County 911 Emergency Center on T. Kemp Rd; then move on to White Level Rd, followed by Cone Dr, and then the Bible Broadcasting tower in Alert, NC. Once we have these the antennas installed…
PROJECT UPDATES Attention Schley Tower Area Residents: We know it has been a long time coming but we are now making good progress on this project. We are working with the tower owner and climbers and have submitted our final structural plans to be submitted for permitting. We should complete that process within 30-60 days…
Franklin County As we approach the end of June, we are on schedule to begin the installation of our first antennas in the county. Final preparations are being completed and we should be getting started shortly after July 4th. The first of four main broadcast antennas will be the main central antenna tower located at…
A Message from Open Broadband concerning COVID-19 Staying connected even when apart COVID-19 has brought many changes to our communities, affecting the ways we live, work and interact. But throughout these changes, one thing has stayed constant: Our determination to serve you and your internet needs in a safe manner.Working in your community As one of…
A Message from Open Broadband concerning COVID-19 Staying connected even when apart COVID-19 has brought many changes to our communities, affecting the ways we live, work and interact. But throughout these changes, one thing has stayed constant: Our determination to serve you and your internet needs in a safe manner. Working in your community As one…
Open Broadband has a lot of news to share about the progress in Alexander County. New Hub: Three Forks Baptist Church We installed two new hubs in Alexander County. The newest one is at Three Forks Baptist Church. With this hub, we are able to provide Internet service to homes that have line-of-sight to the steeple…
Streets With Customers We have turned up customers on the following streets in Alexander County: 3rd Ave SW Coon Mountain Ln Daniels Lumber Rd Fair Acres Ln Forest Rd Fox Way Rd Hammer Rd Hayden Burke Rd Henry Rd Henry Watts Rd High Point Dr Highway 16 N Ingram Farm Rd Jay Burke Rd Kelsoe…