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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

August 2, 2011

Contact:

Tony Lounsberry
319-631-4076
tlounsberry@speedconnect.com

Tami Garvin
For SpeedConnect
319-363-6005
tami@mcshome.com

 

SpeedConnect Adds New Sectors,
Upgrade Increases Capacity in Hiawatha

Wireless Broadband Provider Continues Iowa Investment

 

North Liberty, IA – SpeedConnect, a premium wireless broadband provider designed to support higher usage demands, said today it has added three new service sectors in Hiawatha, Iowa. This expansion project complements an existing service coverage area that includes Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Vinton, Marion, Anamosa, Williamsburg, North Liberty, much of the Quad Cities, as well as communities close to these areas. SpeedConnect has also just added new service towers near West Branch, and Wilton, Iowa.

Replacing a single, older antenna, the new upgrade features three high-powered antennas on the Hiawatha Water Tower located on N 20th Ave at Boyson Rd. This upgrade increases internet capacity and boosts coverage in Hiawatha, Palo, Robins, and parts of Cedar Rapids and Center Point. According to SpeedConnect’s Iowa General Manager Tony Lounsberry, “Customers will be able to stream movies, TV and radio at peak user times without any buffering and the upgrade allows for many more users doing the same,” he said. “We’re building the best streaming Internet experience we can deliver to our customers and we will continue to enhance our network in Iowa.”

Well-established in Michigan but new to Iowa, SpeedConnect has spent the last six months investing more than $500,000.00 to upgrade and improve the technology supporting the existing Iowa base, and preparing for further expansion of service availability.

About SpeedConnect
SpeedConnect, a leading provider of wireless broadband services, owns and uses FCC-licensed 2.5 GHz EBS and BRS spectrum and technology. Parent LLC SpeedConnect is a Michigan Limited Liability Corporation and is principally owned by Robert G. Liggett and John A. Ogren. For more information, please visit: http://www.speedconnect.com/.

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