Winona, MN – Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc. (HBC) will present their new Digital Now upgrade and unveil new HBC Wizards personal computer insurance services at the Winona Radio Better Living Home and Builder’s Show on March 17th and 18th. The Home Show will be at Winona Senior High School at 901 Gilmore Ave from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday the 17th and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday the 18th.
HBC’s Digital Now is an upgrade from traditional cable television service to a digital television service. HBC is preforming this upgrade without increasing the monthly subscription rates. The Digital Now upgrade will convert select analog channels to digital channels, allowing for faster Internet speeds and more television programming options. HBC’s booth will include a Digital Now preview and a technician will be available to answer questions.
HBC Wizards computer insurance plans provide long-term protection to computer owners. The insurance plans include tuneup, cleanup and backup services along with the great customer service HBC is known for and you do not even have to be an HBC TV, Phone or Internet customer to take advantage of this new service. The HBC Wizards are located at 67 Main Street in Winona.
The HBC booth will also have exclusive promotions for home show attendees. HBC Air, rural broadband Internet service, will have equipment specials for new subscribers. HBC Mobile will be offering discounts on companion lines and individual data plans.
HBC is a southeastern Minnesota service provider. The company delivers voice, video and data applications to a customer base that numbers more than 12,000.
HBC’s roots are in a non-profit project begun in 1993 and called Luminet. Luminet connected Winona education, health care and government institutions to extend the reach of teaching and learning. In 1997, the success of Luminet led to the formation of HBC. Today, the company operates in 16 markets with 40 percent of its stock owned by non-profit entities.




