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 [...]
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 (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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 (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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
