For Immediate Release (05/08/24) FARMINGTON, MN – Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc, (HBC) announces Multi-Gig Flight Fiber Internet is now available in Farmington, MN. Phase One construction of HBC’s reliable Flight Fiber Fiber-To-The-Premise (FTTP) network in Farmington is now complete and providing high-speed Internet, TV, and Phone services to more than [...]
For Immediate Release (02/12/2024) Empire, MN – Hiawatha Broadband Communications announces that construction of its 100% fiber-optic network is officially complete in Empire, MN, bringing high-speed Internet to the town’s 3,100 residents. Empire residents can now experience symmetrical, or equal, upload and download Internet speeds up to 5 Gigabits, [...]
Winona, MN – Winona, MN-based Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc. (HBC) is pleased to announce Cory Limberg has been named Director of Customer Operations. Limberg brings with him a wealth of knowledge and customer service experience having worked for several major broadband companies in his career. Limberg said what attracted [...]
For Immediate Release (03/10/2023) Winona, MN – Hiawatha Broadband Communications (HBC) has announced it will be building a high-speed fiber-optic network in the City of Empire. The Fiber-To-The-Premise (FTTP) project will provide multi-Gigabit speeds to homes and businesses. HBC president, Dan Pecarina, said “The City of Empire realizes what the [...]
For Immediate Release (03/02/2023) Winona, MN – HBC finished third in the 5th annual WNB Financial Grocery Grab event held Wednesday night at Midtown Foods. The event kicked off Minnesota FoodShare Month and collected food for Winona Volunteer Services Food Shelf. A total of nine, two-person teams had 90 seconds [...]
(Winona-MN) Services are restored after two separate fiber-optic cable cut incidents occurred 15-minutes apart and separated by 100 miles. The incident left many Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc. (HBC) customers without services for several hours. HBC field technicians work to locate the fiber cut in Red Wing. Wednesday [...]
HBC Video customers can follow all the action of the Minnesota State High School League Boys' hockey and Boys' and Girls' basketball state tournaments through an agreement with KSTC-TV. HBC customers in Winona and St. Charles can find live tournament game broadcasts on channels 17 and 517 (HD). Other Winona [...]
(For Immediate Release (03/01/2022) (Winona, MN) Hundreds of rural Winona County homes currently struggling with broadband access will soon be connected to high-speed broadband. Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc. (HBC) and Winona County (MN) are working together again to bring broadband service to some of the most rural areas of the [...]
(Winona, MN) Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc. (HBC) was one of seven Winona businesses who joined efforts at the annual WNB Financial “Grocery Grab” event, collecting food for the Winona Volunteer Services Food Shelf. The event was held on Wednesday night, February 23rd at Winona’s Midtown Foods. HBC's David [...]
Spring sun outages will begin as early as Thursday, March 3, 2022 and lasting through Tuesday, March 8, 2022. These short service interruptions occur each spring and fall when the sun is positioned directly in line with the ground-based satellite dish antennas used to receive CATV programming. The length [...]
(For Immediate Release (02/18/22) The newest Habitat for Humanity homeowners in Winona will be receiving for one-year of Internet, Video, and Phone service free courtesy of Hiawatha Broadband Communications Inc. (HBC). Through HBC’s partnership with Habitat for Humanity-Winona County, new homeowners receive free Internet, Video, and Phone service to assist [...]
In 2022 HBC is celebrating its 25th anniversary and we want to invite you to the year-long celebration! We are so proud to have reached 25 years and want to thank all our customers for choosing us as your local Internet, Video, and Phone provider! Original Luminet service [...]
For Immediate Release Winona, MN – The City of Winona is about to become the fastest broadband community in southeastern Minnesota. Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc. (HBC) has announced it will be constructing a new Fiber-To-The-Premise (FTTP) network in Winona, MN. HBC President, Dan Pecarina, made the announcement today saying [...]
(For Immediate Release 12/01/2021) Winona, MN – Broadband speeds in Winona have just gotten faster—a lot faster! Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc. (HBC) has announced that Gigabit Internet is now available to local residents and businesses. HBC president, Dan Pecarina, said that over the past year the company has focused [...]
For Immediate Release (10/21/2021) Hastings, MN – Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc. (HBC) announces fiber-optic Internet and Phone services are now available in Hastings . The Ochs’ kids with the HBC truck. The Ochs family had the distinction of becoming the first HBC residential customers in Hastings. HBC Director [...]
October is Cyber Security Month! Here are some of our top tips on keeping yourself, and your data, safe. Set strong passwords Use strong, unique passwords, or passphrases, for all your separate logins. Most experts recommend passwords contain between 12 and 15 characters that include numbers and special characters. Using [...]
The issues affecting a nationwide phone provider have reappeared. While they work to resolve these issues, we continue to work on a solution to route traffic away from this provider as soon as we can. We do not have an ETA for resolution, but will work to keep you [...]
At HBC we understand the demand for a fast and stable Internet connection is more important than ever. In the coming days, HBC will be making upgrades to enhance and improve your service, including introducing Gigabit Internet to your community! The project will start with customers located west of [...]
There is an issue with a nationwide phone provider that is affecting subscribers around the country. While we are waiting for them to resolve the current issues we are also diligently working on a solution to route traffic away from this provider as soon as we can. As of [...]
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Winona, MN – Helping the homeless has been heavy on the heart of Carla Burton, founder and Executive Director of Grace Place in Winona for many years. It has been part of her vision since Grace Place Ministry began in 1992, offering shelter and safe housing for young, single mothers. [...]
For Immediate Release (05/27/2021) Hastings, MN – Construction has begun on a new high-speed fiber broadband network in Hastings, MN that will provide residents and businesses with access to a next generation, all fiber-optic network. Winona, MN based Hiawatha Broadband Communications (HBC) is building the high-speed fiber-optic network, that [...]
For Immediate Release (04/20/2021) Miesville, MN – Like many rural communities around the country, the town of Miesville has had limited access to broadband service. But this will soon change with a project currently underway by Hiawatha Broadband Communications (HBC) to expand its fiber-optic broadband network. Once the project [...]
Winona, MN – HBC customers now have a new, feature rich tool to help manage their home WiFi networks. Introducing the HBC GigaHome app! The HBC GigaHome app is designed to give customers control of their home network with the ability to see all network devices, set up basic [...]
At HBC, we know your broadband connection is your lifeline! HBC has been working tirelessly on network improvements to provide more bandwidth, more reliability, and increase the availability of broadband in our rural communities. Network Improvements have included increasing bandwidth on the network allowing you to do more [...]
For Release: May 11, 2021 Construction plans for HBC's expansion in Hastings have been submitted to the City of Hastings and are currently under review. We hope to receive final approval soon! Once approved, our locator crews will be flagging existing underground utilities, like water and gas lines and other [...]
For Immediate Release (04/30/2021) Winona, MN – HBC Studios will be providing live coverage of local Winona commencement ceremonies on HBC TV 25. According to Media and Marketing Manager, David Dicke, plans are to broadcast four commencements: Winona State University on May 7th with ceremonies at 8:30 a.m. and [...]
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Broadband Facts Fiber Broadband consumer disclosure 2 Gigabit Luminet Residential Service Monthly charge for month-to-month plan $99.99 Monthly charge for 2 year contract plan Not Applicable Click here for other pricing options including promotions when bundled with other services, like TV and Phone. Other Charges and Terms Data included [...]
For Immediate Release (04/26/21) Winona, MN – Providing superior customer service is at the heart of what we do at HBC. It begins with building relationships with our customers, and it is humbling when they reaffirm that we are doing things the right way. We recently heard from the daughter [...]
