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 [...]
With the explosion of the Internet of Things, consumers have access to everything from smartphones to smart fridges. These interconnected devices may make life more convenient—but they may also leave users more vulnerable to security issues. As new smart technologies enable data [...]
Your Essential Cyber Safety Lesson October is Cybersecurity Awareness month, making it the perfect time to brush up on best practices for protecting your devices, data, and privacy online. You can protect yourself online by utilizing ProtectIQ through the HBC GigaHome app and by following a few simple [...]
How to Avoid the Bait Watch out for phishy emails and links! Phishing scams try to hook you into giving out personal information by impersonating trusted sources like banks, companies, or contacts. In this blog, we'll teach you how to recognize phishing attempts so you can avoid getting [...]
October is National Bullying Prevention Month Which raises awareness around bullying and encourages kids to embrace kindness and inclusion. While bullying has always existed, cyberbullying presents new challenges. On social media, messaging apps, games, and other online spaces, cyberbullying can spread faster and feel inescapable for kids. Cyberbullying [...]
Fiber-Optic Network Construction Building a fiber-optic network takes months of planning—from network design and ordering of equipment to locating utilities and actual construction, there is a great deal of work to be done before we can connect your home to HBC fiber services. Rest assured, our team is [...]
World Telecommunications Day, May 17th, celebrates the constant evolution of one of the most important factors of our lives: Communication. The main goal of World Telecommunications Day is to highlight the importance of communication and how information travels across the world. It also aims to increase awareness of [...]
Earth Day is here! It's always encouraged to do your part on the daily by reducing the use of single-use plastic, picking up litter, enabling paperless billing on your various accounts (including your HBC bill!), and more. But, this year, let's focus on all our electronics. Strive to [...]
Let's talk about setting digital boundaries. We recognize the amount of stress that can build from having access to multiple screens, constant information, endless entertainment, social media content, and more. While we want you to take advantage of all that HBC Internet brings, virtual rabbit holes and doom-scrolling [...]
Back it up. March 31st is World Backup Day—a day that reminds us to protect our digital lives. As we become more and more reliant on technology, preventing losing our data is more important than ever. After all, it's much easier to prevent losing data than trying to [...]
Fiber-Optic Network Construction Building a fiber-optic network takes months of planning—from network design and ordering of equipment to locating utilities and actual construction, there is a great deal of work to be done before we can connect your home to HBC fiber services. Rest assured, our team is committed [...]
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 [...]
Slam the Scam. Phishing is the fraudulent practice of sending emails and other messages pretending to be from familiar companies—they may even include official-looking logos or even employee credentials. These emails often mention a problem or some sort of prize in an attempt to acquire your sensitive data [...]
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 [...]
Keep your passwords protected. We want to ensure you get the most out of your online experience because, these days, we spend tons of time online. Whether it’s for entertainment, telehealth, banking, shopping, paying bills, etc., the accessibility and convenience of everything online is unmatched. However, that means [...]
You have the power to manage your data. Data is collected everyday through your computer, smartphone, and other Internet-connected devices by using websites and apps that keep data on your behaviors, interests, purchases, and more. While you can't control every bit of data that is shared and processed, you [...]
(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 [...]
Fiber-Optic Network Construction Building a fiber-optic network takes months of planning—from network design and ordering of equipment to locating utilities and actual construction, there is a great deal of work to be done before we can connect your home to HBC fiber services. Rest assured, our team is [...]
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 [...]
