TOY DRIVE DONATIONS We sponsored the Community Hope Center’s Christmas Toy Drive again this year! The new and unwrapped toys for girls and boys ages 0-12 were collected from the middle of October through the first week of December in our lobby. We were very overjoyed with the outcome of the Toy Drive and wouldRead more
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FOOD PANTRY AND TOY DRIVE DONATIONS During our Employee Appreciation Week celebration in October, the employees at Madison were challenged to donate non-perishable items for the local food pantries as part of a team bonding exercise. The Madison employees collected a total of 10 milk crates and multiple boxes of food. The items were thenRead more
SCTE MEMBER OF THE YEAR SCTE® Recognizes Dennis Russell as Member of the Year The Annual SCTE Awards were Presented During TechExpo24 in Atlanta Exton, Pa. — (October 18, 2024) — The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE®), a CableLabs® subsidiary, has announced its Member of the Year as Dennis Russell, plant superintendent, at MadisonRead more
GOMADISON FIBER NETWORK – WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOUR COMMUNITY?Click below to hear Senior Vice President, Kim Harber along with Michael Smith, Chief Revenue Officer, on – air with WSMI to discuss the history of Madison Communications, our commitment to the communities that we serve, how our Fiber-optic network provides opportunities for economic growthRead more
FIBER COVERAGE IS GROWINGMore U.S. homes and businesses now have access According to the Fiber Broadband Association, over 50% of U.S. households have access to fiber internet as of March 2024 — up from 45.9% in December 2021. Those numbers are expected to keep growing since Fiber to the Home (or FTTH) is the gold standard ofRead more
TECHNOLOGY HELPS SMALL BUSINESSESA big city isn’t required to access big solutions. Just because a small business is located in a rural area, it doesn’t mean it can’t reach customers and resources from all over the world. Today’s technology — from high-speed internet over fiber to cloud-based solutions — offers the opportunity for the owners of these businesses toRead more
SCTE LINCOLN CABLE-TEC GAMES Madison Communications Technicians, Bryan Huffstutler, Myron High, Randy Miller, and Erick Goode attended the SCTE Lincoln Chapter Cable-Tec Games in Bloomington, IL on Thursday, June 27th. The SCTE (Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers) is an international organization that is split up between 68 chapters. The four technicians did an outstanding jobRead more
WHAT IS A SMART RURAL COMMUNITY?Broadband enables rural Americans to enhance competitiveness and quality of life NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association has an initiative — known as Smart Rural Community — that promotes rural broadband networks and related applications. The program encourages rural areas to use broadband to foster economic development, commerce, education, health care, government services, publicRead more
TOP 100 ST. LOUISANS YOU SHOULD KNOW AWARD Madison Communications is honored to recognize Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Mary Schwartz Westerhold for being selected in the top “100 St. Louisans You Should Know to Succeed in Business” list presented by Small Business Monthly. Small Business Monthly knows it takes a combination of hardRead more
MADISON TECH’S TAKE HOME 1ST PLACE! Madison Communications Technicians, Daron Verbais, Erick Goode, Greg Crabill, and Tanner Pieri attended the 2024 SCTE Gateway Chapter’s Cable – Tec Games located at the DoubleTree in St. Charles, MO on Thursday, May 16th. The SCTE (Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers) is an international organization that is split upRead more
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