Today, many areas do not have access to broadband internet — and some have no access at all. Like Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative (AVECC) did with electricity in 1937, Wave Rural Connect will provide the power of high-speed internet to Western Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma.
AVECC uses fiber-optic cable for communication and automation between their substations and system to increase the reliability and accuracy of the electric service to members.
Due to the expanded capacity of fiber-optic transmission, Wave Rural Connect can offer high-speed services over much of the same fiber AVECC uses for automation.