Tag Archives: Orange County
Open Broadband is named 1 of 25 finalists in the 2022 Charlotte Inno Fire Awards program
By alanfitzpatrick on November 26, 2022
Meet the finalists in the 2022 Charlotte Inno Fire Awards program. Full story by the Charlotte Business Journal here. November 16, 2022. Open Broadband is excited to be included in the third annual Inno Fire Awards which honor 25 local startups, entrepreneurs, tech firms, and organizations that are simply “on fire.” Factors such as…
Orange County December Updates
By alanfitzpatrick on December 14, 2019
Recent Customer Activations: In November and early December we’ve been installing new broadband service on: Efland Cedar Grove Rd, Hawkins Rd, Covey Creek Rd, Tilley Rd, Bend Ct, NC Hwy 86 N, Walnut Grove Church Rd, Carr Store Rd, Poplar Ln, and Brookhollow Rd. We continue to focus on serving customers near our towers and…
Orange County November Updates
By alanfitzpatrick on November 9, 2019
Customer Activations & Network Growth: In October we continued to install customers in Cedar Grove near the Ruritan and Cedar Grove United Methodist Church. We also completed installs further North along Wilkerson Rd. The picture below shows some of the recent installation locations. November should be a busy month as we continue activations and look…
Orange County October Updates
By alanfitzpatrick on October 10, 2019
Customer Activations: We are continuing to progress with customer activations in Cedar Grove. We have activated multiple homes on Jessie Lane and have also begun extending service to residents on Lees Chapel Rd. West of the Ruritan Club has been a challenging area for us due to the density of the woods/trees behind the…
Orange County June Updates
By alanfitzpatrick on June 18, 2019
Cedar Grove Fire Department Tower is Live: The tower at Cedar Grove Fire Department (720 Hawkins Rd) is now live. We’re installing a handful of customers around this tower in June as we do network testing. Starting in July, we will be scheduling and installing more customers. If you’re getting this email, we have your…
Orange County May Updates
By alanfitzpatrick on May 10, 2019
First Customer Live in Orange County: Last week, Open Broadband turned up its first tower and installed its first customer in Orange County! This is an exciting milestone, but we still have lots of work to do. For the rest of the month we’ll be testing the tower, making needed adjustments and adding a limited…
Orange County April Updates
By alanfitzpatrick on April 16, 2019
We’re Almost There! It’s April, which means our equipment is here and ready to go, with our tower climbers on standby. All we are waiting for is the final green light from the county which should be any day now. Once we get the go-ahead, tower climbers will install our antennas on the towers and…
Orange County March Updates
By alanfitzpatrick on March 12, 2019
Information Session in Downtown Hillsborough: Wednesday, March 27th at 7pm 300 W Tryon St, Hillsborough Whitted Human Resources Building, Room 230. Join us March 27th to learn more about Open Broadband’s high-speed internet service coming to Orange County soon. The projected Phase 1 service area will reach parts of the downtown Hillsborough area for residences…
Orange County February Update
By alanfitzpatrick on February 6, 2019
Project Timeline: We’ve been busy signing tower agreements, ordering fiber and equipment, and representativeing the wireless network. Currently we are on track to turn up our first customers in Phase 1 in April. FAQ: I’m not in Phase 1 or 2, when will I get service? If your address is located outside of Phase 1…
Orange County January Updates
By alanfitzpatrick on January 3, 2019
Info Session at Schley Grange: Tuesday, January 8th at 7:30pm | 3416 Schley Rd, Hillsborough. Join us next week at Schley Grange Hall to learn more about Open Broadband’s high-speed internet service coming to Orange County in spring 2019. Everyone is welcome, bring your neighbors and your questions. Spread the word, share our facebook event. In…