Posted on September 22, 2023 9:56am by Carl Weinschenk Two regional service providers – 360 Communications and 903 Broadband – merged last month to create a new company called 360 Broadband. The company will serve almost 16,000 customers in Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas. To reach its customers, the company uses a hybrid approach that relies on almost 250 wireless towers and fiber-to-the-home. The two companies were roughly the same size. The new entity has…

An expert says that maintaining local control is paramount when combining companies providing internet services to small, rural communities. by Kristi Eaton October 24, 2023 Two Internet service providers are merging to cover a larger area of Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma, but an expert in community broadband networks cautions that consolidation can often hurt customer service. The two former companies – 360 Communications of Durant, Oklahoma, and 903 Broadband of Leonard, Texas…