The Divide: How two rural co-ops are connecting their communities with Conexon

This episode features Wendy Sellers, CEO of Washington EMC, located in Georgia; Julius Hackett, CEO of Tri-County Electric Cooperative, in Florida; and Jonathan Chambers, partner at Conexon. 

Both Washington EMC and Tri-County Electric have partnered with Conexon, and its ISP arm Conexon Connect, to deploy and deliver fiber broadband service to members.

Conexon Connect's work to close the digital divide in partnership with Washington EMC and Tri-County Electric is a project finalist in the Digital Divide category in this year's Leading Lights awards.

In this episode, we get into the details of each of those deployments, why these rural co-ops chose to partner with Conexon Connect, how connectivity is helping their regions thrive, what's still preventing this model of broadband service delivery from expanding – and more.

Here are a few topics covered in this conversation:

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