EDINBURG, Va., May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Shenandoah
Telecommunications Company ("Shentel") (Nasdaq: SHEN) announced the
expansion of high-speed internet access to New Canton, Mount
Jackson and Dillwyn,
Virginia through Beam, its new fixed wireless broadband
service. This expansion will benefit approximately 2,700 target
households within Buckingham and
Shenandoah Counties in
northwestern Virginia and is part
of a larger expansion that has already made service available to
over 15,000 households this year.
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Beam [Internet] targets rural, less densely populated areas of
Shentel's footprint during a time when reliable, high-speed access
to the Internet has become more critical than ever before. Beam's
fixed wireless broadband service leverages 5G ready LTE technology
delivered over licensed mid-band spectrum at 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz,
transmitted over local communications towers and small cells
equipped with fiber backhaul. Download speeds range from 25 to 100
Mbps and prices start at $65 per
month with no hidden fees or surcharges.
"According to the U.S. Census, nearly 60 million Americans live
in rural communities who are struggling to stay connected to their
loved ones and work or study from home because they don't have
access to affordable, reliable high-speed Internet access," said
Dan Meenan, VP of Wireless
Engineering & Construction at Shentel. "It is part of our
mission to ensure folks living in rural communities have access to
the same level of telecommunications service as those living in
more urban areas. We believe Beam Internet will help bridge the
digital divide in our footprint."
For more information about Beam internet, please visit
www.iwantbeam.com or call (540) 534-2326.
About Beam
Beam is a fixed wireless service
that brings fast, reliable, and cost-effective broadband to
underserved communities by leveraging cell sites and 4G/5G ready
LTE technology using exclusively licensed wireless spectrum
frequencies. Beam Internet is offered by Shenandoah
Telecommunications (Shentel) (Nasdaq: SHEN), who believes that
everyone should have access to high quality and reliable high-speed
internet, regardless of location. For more information, please
visit www.iwantbeam.com
About Shenandoah Telecommunications Shenandoah
Telecommunications Company (Shentel) (Nasdaq:
SHEN) provides a broad range of diversified
communications services through its high speed, state-of-the-art
wireless, cable, fiber optic and fixed wireless networks to
customers in the Mid-Atlantic United States. It is the corporate
entity comprised of four brands – Shentel
Cable, Shentel Business, Glo Fiber, and Beam. Shentel's
services include wireless voice and data; broadband internet,
video, and digital voice; fiber optic Ethernet, wavelength and
leasing; telephone voice and digital subscriber line; and tower
colocation leasing. Shentel is the exclusive personal
communications service ("PCS") affiliate of Sprint in a multi-state
area covering large portions of central and western Virginia, south-central Pennsylvania, West
Virginia, and portions of Maryland, Kentucky, and Ohio. For more information, please visit
www.shentel.com.
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