GLADES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE


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Glades Electric Cooperative partners with internet service provider Conexon Connect to bring world-class broadband to rural areas across Florida's Heartland

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Monday, September 26, 2022
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MOORE HAVEN, Fla., Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Conexon Connect, the internet service provider formed by rural fiber-optic network design and construction management leader Conexon, has been selected by Glades Electric Cooperative to deliver high-speed fiber internet access for rural Floridians within the cooperative's service territory. 

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  • The Connect, powered by Glades Electric Cooperative, network will deliver reliable, affordable high-speed internetservice to homes and businesses across portions of Glades, Hendry, Highlands and Okeechobee counties.
  • Conexon and Conexon Connect work with electric cooperatives and other organizations committed to serving their communities with fiber broadband.
  • Glades Electric Cooperative was formed in 1945 to serve residents of Florida's rural heartland who had been left behind in the electrification of Florida.
  • Conexon Connect is the internet service provider (ISP) arm of rural fiber broadband design and construction management leader Conexon.