DUO Broadband was proud and honored to participate in the Campbellsville 4th of July Celebration Saturday! Driving one of DUO’s bucket trucks decorated with the stars and stripes was employee Kelly Morrow. Also driving one of DUO’s striking new Business Team vehicles was Lisa Back, one of the telecom’s Business Account Managers.
By: Venus Popplewell
LWC Director of Public Relations
COLUMBIA, KY -- A Russell County resident has been named a DUO Broadband Scholar at Lindsey Wilson College.
Caroline Wells of Russell Springs, Kentucky, has received the Lindsey Wilson DUOBroadband Scholarship. She will attend the liberal arts college in the fall.
The $3,000 tuition scholarship is given annually to a first-time, full-time Lindsey Wilson freshman from DUO Broadband's service area, which includes parts of Adair, Cumberland, Casey, Clinton, Russell and Taylor counties.
The community of Jabez and parts of Casey County will soon be getting fiber internet service thanks to two grants totaling over $4,000,000 to be matched with a DUO Broadband investment. As part of his Better Kentucky Plan, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday investments across the state to expand high-speed internet to more than 34,000 Kentucky families and businesses.
Tom Preston, DUO Broadband CEO, said Monday the fiber expansion will bring high-speed internet to over 850 people. “I can’t tell you what an impact that has on people’s lives, for remote healthcare, remote learning, just a better quality of life,” said Preston. “We take great pride in that.”
While a timeline for the expansion has not been determined, the fiber extension is considered a high priority. DUO Broadband was one of the first telecom’s in Kentucky to deploy a fiber optic network, beginning over two decades ago.
The awards announced today are the result of a bipartisan agreement signed into law by Gov. Beshear in April 2021 that allocated $300 million in federal American Rescue Plan dollars to bring internet access to unserved and underserved communities across the commonwealth.
In a statement sent to the governor, Preston expressed his appreciation for the grants. “On behalf of our employees, our board of directors, and everybody involved, we just want to say thank you from the bottom of our hearts.”
This year's annual meeting was a huge success, with over 600 in attendance, over 300 members and 24 exciting door prizes given away!
BE ONE OF THE LUCKY NUMBERS!
The Annual Meeting of the members of Duo County Telephone Cooperative Corp., Inc. will be held TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2022 at 7:00 P.M. CDT (registration will begin at 6:00 P.M.) at the RUSSELL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL gymnasium, located on Highway 127 between Russell Springs and Jamestown, for the purpose of electing Trustees and transacting such other business as may come before the meeting. In accordance with the bylaws, the Cooperative’s Board consists of seven (7) Trustees. Three (3) Trustees are to be elected by the members at this Annual Meeting. The Nominating Committee met April 11, 2022 and nominated the following candidates to serve as Trustees, subject to the vote of the members:
All cooperative members in attendance will be issued a number and will be eligible for a variety of valuable prizes.
This is your Cooperative. Your attendance and support are greatly appreciated.
Smart homes make your life easier, and now making your home a smart home is easier than ever. Devices are more affordable and easier to use. Setup for most devices is simple, requiring little more than a smartphone and a reliable WiFi connection. Do-it-yourself home security systems are also more common, allowing users to install, set up, personalize, and monitor it yourself.
And thanks to improved integration, more devices can communicate with each other to expand the possibilities for customizing your own smart home. To work optimally, the latest smart home technology requires fast, reliable high speed Internet using WiFi 6 technology. DUO Broadband’s GigaSpire BLAST router is always up to date with the latest WiFi technology. And our GigaMesh extenders provide seamless, targeted coverage to outlying devices. Learn more about DUO's managed WiFi and how it can help you.
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