PICTURED: Andy Otterness, Combination Technician, presenting Ronald Franzen, Chief of the Fort Atkinson Fire Department, with donation. Part of our mission at AcenTek is to show support for the communities we serve. Beyond the company’s position on this, there is also proof that this desire exists within the members of our team. Each quarter our
On March 14th, our AcenTek office in Allendale, Michigan, celebrated Pi Day by enjoying various types of pie. While staff enjoyed the “holiday” with food, they decided it would also be appropriate to give food. An in-office food drive was organized by the Casual Day Committee as this seemed like the perfect time to collect
This spring, AcenTek will have a board member retire. Representative for Houston County, Gene Henderson, will retire in April after 34 years of serving on our Board of Directors. Director Henderson’s background is in financial services, where he worked for more than 20 years. In addition to knowing the ins and outs of the financial
On January 11th, the FCC announced that the ACP (Affordable Connectivity Program) is expected to end in April 2024 unless more funding is received. The information makes providers aware that they will need to “wind down” the ACP. Details went on to explain that the last fully funded month for the ACP will be April
Forecasts suggest that the 507 area code will be completely exhausted by early 2025. To make sure new telephone numbers are available, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved the addition of the new 924 area code to the 507 area code region. This process is known as an area code overlay. Adding the 924 area
In support of community, our staff in Allendale recently made donations to important organizations in the Allendale area. Two donations went to area libraries. The Allendale Township Library and Coopersville Area District Library each received $600 from AcenTek. Two more donations were made to organizations who help by awarding scholarships. Six-hundred-dollar donations were also given
On August 30th, four legislators and two staffers visited our Mesick office to discuss the broadband improvements AcenTek has been deploying. Senators Michele Hoitenga, Roger Hauck and Rick Outman, along with Representative John Roth and staffers Mindy Hernandez and Dakota Baker came to see, firsthand, the process behind providing fiber fed services to our customers.
PICTURED: Our fiber project begins in Fort Atkinson. With the help of our partners, Cooperative Network Services (CNS) and West Union Trenching, the work began in town in early May. The year has gotten off to a busy start when it comes to our fiber construction. The goal of AcenTek is to bring fiber to
AcenTek announced improved speeds on their Extreme Velocity Internet (fiber) package. The announcement came with the added perk of unchanged pricing of the package. Residential customers who have Extreme Velocity will get 500Mbps download with 500Mbps upload, an improvement from the 200Mbps they had been receiving. This change is a result of the company’s desire
Our Mesick office recently used Casual Day contributions to make a donation to an area food bank. River Free Methodist Church Food Pantry received $600 from AcenTek this month. Non-uniform employees can choose to pay for the luxury of dressing casually for work. That money is then matched by the company and donated to non-profit