News and Press

By Bridgette Northern on Jun 25, 2020 in News and Press |

Adams Fiber has been awarded over $4.9M from the Connect Illinois Broadband Grant Program. This grant will cover roughly 50 percent of a $10M total expansion project Adams has committed to in underserved local communities in Adams and Brown Counties. This broadband access deployment is slated to begin in Spring of 2021 and will serve approximately 1,106 households,...

By Bridgette Northern on Feb 21, 2020 in News and Press |

Adams Fiber is currently applying for grants through Connect Illinois Broadband Program and the Rural Development Broadband ReConnect Program at the state and federal levels respectively. Adams is committed to investing $5 million to these projects, which if funded by 50% matching grants, will allow for a $10 million total investment in broadband expansion to...

By Bridgette Northern on Jun 18, 2018 in News and Press |

The employees of Adams Fiber held a food drive in May to benefit a local food pantry.  Employees split into teams for a friendly competition to provide the most possible benefit to the pantry. A total of 1,642 items were collected for donation, an increase of over 200 items from the last drive the company held. The winning team collected...

By Bridgette Northern on Nov 6, 2017 in News and Press |

Adams Fiber is planning to build a fiber optic network in Mt. Sterling in early 2018 if there is enough community interest. Residents are encouraged to visit www.followthefiber.net to view a map of the predetermined build-out areas and submit their interest in fiber optic Internet, telephone and TV service. Optical fiber is faster than DSL, cable, and wireless...

By Bridgette Northern on Apr 5, 2017 in News and Press |

Adams Fiber was recognized by NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, the premier association representing nearly 900 independent, communitybased telecommunications companies that are leading innovation in rural and smalltown America, as a Certified Gig-Capable Provider for delivering gigabit broadband speeds and enabling technological innovation in the Augusta,...

By Bridgette Northern on Feb 1, 2017 in News and Press |

Adams Fiber is pleased to announce that it is now accepting sign ups from residents in both Liberty and Payson. Whichever town reaches their signup goal the fastest will be the first to enjoy fiber optic Internet, telephone and TV service. Adams offers four affordable packages with speed options up to a Gigabit – one of the most sought after Internet connections in...