Red Wing, MN – Hiawatha Broadband Communications Inc. is proud to announce the selection of JCS Inc. of Shelvin, MN. http://www.jcsfiber.com as their fiber-to-the-premise installation partner during the rapid deployment of fiber-optic services to the residents’ of Red Wing and Lake City, MN.   Due to the overwhelming demand for HBC’s Video, Internet and Phone services throughout Red Wing and Lake City, HBC made the strategic decision to augment their installation force with professional partners from JCS Inc.  This new partnership dramatically increases HBC’s installation capacity across the two communities.

“JCS is an impressive professional organization with good folks who share our HBC mission to provide unparalleled personal service to our customers.  The JCS staff members are highly skilled and well-qualified.  HBC is proud to partner with them to meet our customers’ demands for superior advanced communications” says General Manager of HBC operations in Red Wing, Jerry Olson.  “We are working at an unprecedented pace that required us to seek a professional partner with the shared core values and vision that mirrors those of HBC, and we found that with JCS.”

HBC installation teams have deployed over 30,000 Video, Internet and Phone services over their leading-edge fiber-to-the-premise network since early 2012  “The demands for faster and more reliable Internet service and exceptional customer service in our communities is what is driving the rapid growth of our customer base, and our fiber-to-the-home network delivers that service” adds Olson.

Hiawatha Broadband Communications Inc. (HBC) is a southeastern Minnesota telecommunications 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, called Luminet. Luminet connected Winona education, healthcare and government institutions to extend the reach of teaching and learning. In 1997, the success of Luminet led to the formation of Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc. Today, HBC company operates in 16 markets with 40 percent of its stock owned by non-profit entities. 

For additional information, or to schedule and interview, please contact Jerry Olson at 651-327-2000 or jolson@exchange.hbci.com.