Leading rural ISP Conexon Connect celebrates milestone tenth fiber network completed within four years of business launch

Nationwide reach continues to expand throughout rural America with completion of Sac Osage Electric Cooperative partner network in Conexon headquarters state of Missouri

KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Conexon Connect, the internet service provider (ISP) formed by rural fiber broadband leader Conexon, continues to extend access to high-speed internet across rural America. The company recently completed its tenth broadband project in four years, the Connect, powered by Sac Osage Electric Cooperative, fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network.

Launched in partnership with Missouri's Sac Osage Electric Cooperative, this accomplishment was completed less than 150 miles from Conexon's Kansas City headquarters, marking the second FTTH network project completed in Missouri. The network, finished in less than three years, continues the rapid expansion of the ISP's nationwide infrastructure that has marked its success since launching in 2021. 

"Witnessing the community-changing power of Conexon Connect fiber broadband that now spans 10 co-ops is truly humbling," said Randy Klindt, Conexon Founding Partner and co-CEO. "The demonstration of what we can achieve together through hard work and partnership keeps us moving forward in our commitment to advancing connectivity across rural America."

Today, Connect has more than 20 projects in seven states and is on track to deliver multi-gigabit internet access to more than 500,000 rural homes and businesses upon completion.

The 2,100-mile, all-fiber, Connect, powered by Sac Osage Electric Cooperative, network reaches 100 percent of the El Dorado Springs-based co-op's 9,000 members across nine rural Missouri counties. Announced in mid-2021 with neighboring Missouri co-op Osage Valley Electric Cooperative's FTTH project, the Sac Osage Electric project timeline was quickly accelerated to meet the overwhelming demand of co-op members.

"From the beginning of our project, we were confident Conexon would handle our fiber build and members the way electric cooperatives would, and that made all the difference," said Aaron Ash, General Manager of Sac Osage Electric Cooperative. "Conexon Connect sees fiber internet service the same way as we do electricity—delivering the most reliable service at the lowest possible cost."

"Connect, powered by Sac Osage Electric Cooperative, is making a difference in ways that just weren't possible before. We are proud of what our co-op has accomplished with Connect and thrilled to be delivering the best service available to simplify all parts of our members' daily life."

The innovative Connect partnership model allows co-ops to leverage Conexon's experience and breadth of resources as one of the nation's leading rural fiber broadband providers and provides them with the assurance of a shared commitment to serving all members. The first Connect FTTH network built in partnership with a co-op was completed with Georgia's Southern Rivers Energy in fall 2023.

About Conexon
Conexon is an industry-leading broadband network design, construction and operations firm working with electric cooperatives, communities and other entities to deploy fiber to the home across rural America. Since its inception a decade ago, Conexon has collaborated with electric cooperatives across 80 markets to launch and deploy fiber-to-the-home networks in their territories, with more than 20 projects now reaching 100 percent of members. The company's internet service provider, Connect, today delivers multi-gigabit speed internet across many of those markets. Through Conexon's work with its partners, nearly 3 million rural Americans now have access to fiber to the home, with more than 1.1 million connected. The company has designed more than 200,000 miles of fiber, and builds more than 50,000 miles annually. With more than $2 billion in federal, state, and local grants and subsidies funding for FTTH projects, Conexon and its partners have collectively secured more federal broadband funding for fiber construction than any other group in the country.

About Conexon Connect
Conexon Connect is an emerging local broadband leader in rural communities across the country. Connect works predominantly with electric cooperatives and communities, building networks using Conexon's proven methodology and architecture that leverage existing infrastructure to power reliable and affordable 100 percent fiber broadband service for rural homes and businesses. Connect currently operates in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Missouri.

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SOURCE Conexon Connect