In early October, AcenTek offices in Minnesota and Michigan gave back to their community. Employees who work in each office make a bi-annual donation in exchange for dressing casually at work. Those donations, along with the match provided by the company’s Board of Directors, are then donated to non-profit organizations within the serving area. This
AcenTek recently learned that we have been awarded the Border-to-Border Development Grant for rural Canton in Minnesota. Back in May, we submitted our application for building fiber to southeastern Minnesota’s Filmore County rural areas around the community of Canton. The proposed fiber project will include 275 locations consisting of 212 households, 24 businesses, and 39
On Tuesday, June 25th, AcenTek held their groundbreaking event for the Dakota fiber build. The local provider of Internet, Voice and Video services is replacing their copper facility with fiber optics. This upgrade will provide rural residents with much faster internet speeds of up to 1 Gig. Among those who attended the event held at
One year ago, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved adding a new area code in southern Minnesota served by the area code of 507. This change means callers will need to dial the area code plus the phone number when dialing. This change goes into effect July 30th. Forecasts suggest that there will be no
On March 14th, our AcenTek office in Allendale, Michigan, celebrated Pi Day by enjoying various types of pie. While staff enjoyed the “holiday” with food, they decided it would also be appropriate to give food. An in-office food drive was organized by the Casual Day Committee as this seemed like the perfect time to collect
This spring, AcenTek will have a board member retire. Representative for Houston County, Gene Henderson, will retire in April after 34 years of serving on our Board of Directors. Director Henderson’s background is in financial services, where he worked for more than 20 years. In addition to knowing the ins and outs of the financial
On January 11th, the FCC announced that the ACP (Affordable Connectivity Program) is expected to end in April 2024 unless more funding is received. The information makes providers aware that they will need to “wind down” the ACP. Details went on to explain that the last fully funded month for the ACP will be April
Forecasts suggest that the 507 area code will be completely exhausted by early 2025. To make sure new telephone numbers are available, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved the addition of the new 924 area code to the 507 area code region. This process is known as an area code overlay. Adding the 924 area
In support of community, our staff in Allendale recently made donations to important organizations in the Allendale area. Two donations went to area libraries. The Allendale Township Library and Coopersville Area District Library each received $600 from AcenTek. Two more donations were made to organizations who help by awarding scholarships. Six-hundred-dollar donations were also given
On August 30th, four legislators and two staffers visited our Mesick office to discuss the broadband improvements AcenTek has been deploying. Senators Michele Hoitenga, Roger Hauck and Rick Outman, along with Representative John Roth and staffers Mindy Hernandez and Dakota Baker came to see, firsthand, the process behind providing fiber fed services to our customers.