HOUSTON and SHERIDAN, Texas, Aug. 1, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Rural Telecommunications of America, Inc.
(RTA) has upgraded Sheridan, TX
utilizing Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) and
Tarana's G1 next generation fixed-wireless access (ngFWA)
technology. To celebrate the success and inform the Sheridan community about RTA's
gigFAST NETWORK® and the value of
high-speed internet, RTA recently hosted a FREE BBQ event at the
Library / Community Center. In fact, the library is utilizing RTA's
gigFAST® service and taking advantage of
the much-needed network upgrade. Fire Chief, Jason Pausewang was incredibly thankful and
excited that his entire town is now able to have internet speeds
greatly exceeding the government standards.
Donald Workman, COO of
RTA, commented, "This is a community which RTA has served for
many years and we are very happy to bring the latest gigFAST
INTERNET® connectivity solutions to Sheridan. We love bringing communities
together and educating residents on the value and use of the
internet".
RTA was able to leverage available spectrum utilizing CBRS,
offering Sheridan residents the
capability to reliably engage in e-learning, e-work, and telehealth
thanks to the improvement. In many cases prior to this upgrade,
residents were happy to see 25/3Mbps. RTA's locally based technical
teams installed and tested the Tarana technology. These same teams
provide much of the local support and already receiving many 5-star
Google reviews from the community.
Keith Gross, RTA's VP of
Operations stated, "The reliability and speeds are impressive,
consistently greater than 450/150 Mbps."
RTA is doubling down on its mission to bring affordable,
reliable, high-speed connectivity to America's rural areas with the
goal of leaving no community unconnected. Since its
inception, RTA believes that when communities can access high
quality internet, there is a positively profound impact on the
community's prosperity, health, and well-being.
About Rural Telecommunications of America, Inc. (RTA)
RTA's gigFAST NETWORK® is comprised of over 15,000+
fiber route miles and state-of-the-art Next Generation Fixed
Wireless Access provides affordable gigFAST INTERNET® to
rural America; enabling residents to connect online for their
entertainment, e-learning, telemedicine and telework. Visit us at
https://www.rtatel.com
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