EDINBURG, Va., October 12, 2017 — Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) (NASDAQ: SHEN) is proud to announce the completion of a fiber network upgrade and expansion in the town of Buchanan in Botetourt County, VA.
Shentel has completed a high-capacity, state-of-the-art fiber-optic network along the Interstate 81 corridor in Botetourt County. As a result, residents in the town of Buchanan and surrounding areas now have access to residential Internet packages up to 101Mbps. In addition to the new speeds, more than 20 new HD video channels are now available to cable customers.
During the past year, Shentel has invested over $2.5 million to expand fiber-optic network facilities in Botetourt County. Because of this investment, businesses along the Interstate 81 corridor now have access to ultra-fast broadband speeds up to 100Gbps.
“We are committed to providing the most advanced fiber-based services to support the growing data needs of our customers,” said Ed McKay, senior vice president of engineering & network planning. “We have over 5,000 fiber route-miles throughout Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, and Botetourt County is a great example of being able to leverage that fiber to bring high-speed data services to rural areas.”
Residents interested in learning more can call 800-SHENTEL for more information about the upgraded service options. For more information about all of Shentel’s services and recent activities, please visit Shentel on Facebook or at www.shentel.com.
About Shenandoah Telecommunications
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) provides a broad range of diversified communications services through its high speed, state-of-the-art network to customers in the Mid-Atlantic United States. The Company’s services include: wireless voice and data; cable video, Internet and voice; fiber network and services; and local and long distance telephone. Shentel is the exclusive personal communications service (“PCS”) Affiliate of Sprint in portions of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. For more information, please visit www.shentel.com.
