Neighbors Helping Neighbors: Expanding Broadband in Wyoming

Visionary Broadband in Wyoming focuses on providing quality internet service by customizing products for underserved and rural markets, with a recent emphasis on fiber technology. The company was founded 27 years ago in a small, blue house by three friends who merely wanted internet access. Once they figured out how to get themselves connected, they began getting requests to help others get access as well. Twenty-seven years later, Visionary Broadband employs around 160 people. The idea that the internet could and should be available to anyone was the reason Visionary Broadband came to be. Individual success was a motivator, but the group had a bigger purpose – to connect Wyoming. The organization began with dial-up, quickly moved through wireless, DSL and T1, and now provides fiber internet in a three-state plus region. The company continues to grow – helping more than 20,000 customers get connected – but its vision for Wyoming success doesn’t stop there.

[Ashley Pino is the marketing communications specialist for Connected Nation.]