Electric Cooperatives: Pioneers Once Again
Photo: From left, Andy Gibson, vice president of design and fiber services, S&N Communications; Owen Dean, Empower Broadband; David Hamilton, BARC Connects; Caleb Cooper, Firefly Fiber Broadband; Blake Barry and Blake Jarrett, RURALBAND; and Joe Phillips, fiber services project manager S&N Communications.

Electric Cooperatives: Pioneers Once Again

by | May 2, 2023 | Connections

Statewide association celebrates graduation of first Fiber Technician Apprenticeship Program On April 21, five young men proudly accepted certificates of completion on their final day of the inaugural class of the Fiber Technician Apprenticeship Program, a joint...
Co-op Communicators Meeting

Co-op Communicators Meeting

by | Mar 31, 2023 | Connections

VMDAEC held a meeting for Cooperative communicators to share ideas and best practices at the Glen Allen headquarters on Wednesday, March 29, and Thursday, March 30. The meeting kicked off with a roundtable discussion about emerging issues for communicators in the...
Fiber Broadband Association’s OpTIC Path™ Workforce Training Program Grows with New Support in Eastern U.S.
An S&N Communications crew works on the Firefly Fiber Broadband system in central Virginia. Photo by Jim Robertson.

Fiber Broadband Association’s OpTIC Path™ Workforce Training Program Grows with New Support in Eastern U.S.

by | Oct 21, 2022 | Connections, Connections Archive

S&N Communications and VMDAEC are the latest to offer fiber technician training course The Fiber Broadband Association recently announced that S&N Communications and the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric...