Commnet Broadband Expands High-Speed Broadband in Rural Southwest with Acquisition of Sacred Wind Enterprises
28 July 2022 - 5:30AM
Business Wire
Commnet Broadband (“Commnet”), a regional owner and operator of
bandwidth infrastructure serving the rural Southwest and wholly
owned subsidiary of ATN International, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATNI), will
acquire Sacred Wind Enterprises, a privately owned rural
telecommunications provider in New Mexico, in a move to expand its
infrastructure reach and broadband services in the rural Southwest.
The transaction will increase Commnet’s wholesale carrier,
residential and business broadband services and is expected to
close after Federal Communications Commission and other required
approvals in the next several months.
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Sacred Wind employee installs fixed
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“We know closing the digital divide is more important than
ever,” said Tom Guthrie, CEO, Commnet Broadband. “We are committed
to our rural and tribal customers in the Southwest and expanding
high-speed internet to those who don’t have it. Commnet Broadband
has long served carrier customers in the region and, in addition to
an expanded high-quality data network for carrier customers, is now
serving consumers and businesses through our network expansion.
Sacred Wind has an excellent reputation serving consumers and
businesses in New Mexico through its fiber-based network. The
Sacred Wind team has a philosophy that matches our own and augments
our capacity for developing bandwidth infrastructure in the
Southwest. They are currently executing against a healthy backlog
of fiber builds to grow their regional footprint and bring a
pipeline of additional projects at various stages of maturity.
Together, we are stronger and can expand faster to serve more
customers with affordable, reliable, high-speed broadband.”
“Sacred Wind Enterprises is dedicated to serving customers in
New Mexico with affordable, reliable broadband. It’s critical for
education, healthcare, safety, and economic growth. Together with
Commnet Broadband, we can continue to grow and provide high-quality
service to more customers in our region,” said John Badal, CEO,
Sacred Wind.
The companies will maintain their brands and names in the
market. Customers can expect to continue receiving the same quality
service.
About Commnet Broadband
Commnet Broadband, wholly owned subsidiary of ATN International,
Inc. (NASDAQ: ATNI), provides high-quality broadband communications
services to carrier customers in rural America and Tribal
communities, driving digital inclusion and providing access to
education, work, healthcare, safety, entertainment, and community
connectivity. Learn more at www.commnetbroadband.com.
About Sacred Wind Enterprises
Operating under the Ethos Broadband, Connect 66, and Sacred Wind
brands, Sacred Wind Enterprises is the only privately-owned local
rural telco created primarily to bridge the digital divide for
tribal communities in New Mexico. It broke new ground in 2008 by
successfully completing a trial of fixed wireless equipment for
USDA loan and grant purposes. Since then, it has implemented
innovative methods to bring broadband service to previously
unserved and underserved homes on Navajo lands and rural
communities in New Mexico. Sacred Wind is the first company to
provide fiber to the home on Navajo lands. Learn more at
www.sacredwindcommunications.com
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