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.
PICTURED: Our fiber project begins in Fort Atkinson. With the help of our partners, Cooperative Network Services (CNS) and West Union Trenching, the work began in town in early May. The year has gotten off to a busy start when it comes to our fiber construction. The goal of AcenTek is to bring fiber to
PICTURED: Andy Otterness, Combination Technician, presenting Ronald Franzen, Chief of the Fort Atkinson Fire Department, with donation. Part of our mission at AcenTek is to show support for the communities we serve. Beyond the company’s position on this, there is also proof that this desire exists within the members of our team. Each quarter our
AcenTek announced improved speeds on their Extreme Velocity Internet (fiber) package. The announcement came with the added perk of unchanged pricing of the package. Residential customers who have Extreme Velocity will get 500Mbps download with 500Mbps upload, an improvement from the 200Mbps they had been receiving. This change is a result of the company’s desire
Our Mesick office recently used Casual Day contributions to make a donation to an area food bank. River Free Methodist Church Food Pantry received $600 from AcenTek this month. Non-uniform employees can choose to pay for the luxury of dressing casually for work. That money is then matched by the company and donated to non-profit
AcenTek was recently notified that they will be awarded a $3.2 million dollar grant from MN Office of Broadband Development Grant Program. An estimated 486 underserved households, 34 underserved businesses and 88 underserved farms in Winona County will be receiving fiber optic services. Customers with fiber optic services enjoy faster internet speeds, more reliable services and experience no service limitations due to their remote location. The
Casual Day contributions from Allendale staff were recently given to area food banks. Allendale Love INC Food Pantry and Coopersville Cares Food Pantry each received $600 in December from AcenTek. Non-uniform employees can choose to pay for the luxury of dressing casually for work. That money is then matched by the company and donated to
AcenTek was recently awarded the Giant of Sustainability Award at Calix’s yearly learning conference. Thousands of people attended the ConneXions 2022 conference, which took place in Las Vegas in October. AcenTek has made several changes recently in an effort to provide the best service possible to our customers. The result of these changes was energy-saving,
This fall, AcenTek donated to six libraries in towns we serve in Iowa. Libraries in Clermont, Fort Atkinson, Harpers Ferry, Ossian, New Albin and Waterville were each awarded a $600 donation. These donations are made possible by our Casual Day Fund and by the generosity of our board of directors. Non-uniform employees can choose to
In April, AcenTek donated to seven libraries in communities we serve in Minnesota. Libraries in Caledonia, Hokah, Houston, La Crescent, Lanesboro, Ridgeway and Rushford were each awarded a $600 donation. These donations are made possible by our Casual Day Fund. Non-uniform employees can choose to pay for the luxury of dressing casually for work. That