For Immediate Release: 5/6/25 Winona, MN – HBC (Hiawatha Broadband Communications) has proudly partnered with Winona Area Public Schools (WAPS) to enhance the district’s athletic facilities with the donation and installation of WiFi equipment to support their transition to e-ticketing and cashless concession transactions. This upgrade marks a major [...]
(Winona, MN) - Hiawatha Broadband Communications (HBC) employees joined forces with the Winona community to pack more than 100,000 meals at the recent Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) Mobile Pack event. For the past 13 years, the Winona Rotary has sponsored this impactful event, and this year’s Mobile Pack [...]
[Winona, MN] – Hiawatha Broadband Communications (HBC) is excited to announce a new agreement with Major League Baseball (MLB) to allow HBC to bring Minnesota Twins baseball to its customers. HBC subscribers who have the expanded channel lineup will be able to watch Minnesota Twins home and away games. This [...]
Winona, MN – Hiawatha Broadband Communications (HBC) is excited to announce TV 25 will once again be broadcasting St. Paul Saints Baseball through the Saints Baseball Network. “We’re excited to partner with the Saints Baseball Network to bring St. Paul Saints baseball to HBC TV 25,” said HBC Community [...]
Hiawatha Broadband Communications Appoints Dan Wigger as President and General Manager Dan Pecarina Retires After More than 25 Years of Service Winona, MN (March 17, 2025) – Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc. (HBC) today announced that Dan Wigger has been appointed to lead the company following the retirement of [...]
For Immediate Release 02/19/2025) Winona, MN – Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc. (HBC) and Schurz Communications are proud to announce the creation of the $10,000 Dan Pecarina/HBC Scholarship, an annual award aimed at supporting undergraduate students at Winona State University (WSU). The scholarship will be available to eligible students majoring [...]
More Residents Will Have Access to a Multi-Gig Network For Immediate Release (02/04/25) Winona, MN – Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc. (HBC) announced today the roll-out of an additional 3,100 new passings for their symmetrical multi-gig network, Flight Fiber. This brings the total number of homes and businesses with access [...]
For Immediate Release (1/6/25) FARMINGTON, MN – Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc. (HBC) has announced the expansion of its high-speed Flight Fiber network. This symmetrical multi-gig network expansion includes 2,300 new passings, bringing the total number of homes and businesses served to over 6,000. HBC is investing over $8 million [...]
Winona, MN – In preparation for the new 924 area code, all customers located within the 507 area code region of Minnesota should prepare for 10-digit dialing. Beginning July 30, 2024, all local calls made within the 507 area code region must be placed using 10 digits (area code + [...]
For Immediate Release (06/25/2024) Winona, MN – Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc. (HBC) is proud to announce Shay Jilek as the company’s new Senior Marketing Manager. In this role, Jilek will lead HBC’s Marketing and Promotions department. “We are very excited to add someone with Shay’s experience and skillset to [...]
For Immediate Release (06/03/24) Winona, MN – Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc. (HBC) announced today it will invest more than $1.4 million over the next few months to continue the expansion of its “Flight Fiber” multi-gig fiber-optic network to the homes and businesses in Winona, Minnesota. Engineering and construction to [...]
For Immediate Release (05/20/2024) Winona, MN – Local high school graduations, parades, and concerts highlight HBC TV 25’s summer schedule that was released today. TV 25, Winona’s only local television channel, is operated by Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc. and available exclusively to HBC TV subscribers. TV 25 will provide live [...]
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 [...]
