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FIBER INTERNET – RURAL GAME CHANGERThe expansion of fiber infrastructure to remote areas can be costly and logistically complex, which is why rural communities have historically faced challenges in accessing fast and reliable internet service. Thankfully, public-private partnerships and government funding programs are addressing these issues and accelerating fiber deployment. As a result, many ruralRead more

FIBER CONNECTIVITY INCREASES PROPERTY VALUESTenants want access to fast and reliable Internet. Conventional wisdom says the three most important factors in real estate are “location, location, location.” While location still matters in choosing a commercial property, fiber connectivity may soon make its way onto that famous list due to its impact on tenant demand andRead more

BAND TOGETHER FOR MUSIC EDUCATION GRANTLocal Programs Will Receive the Grant from AXS TV’s Band Together For Music Education Initiative, Which Provides Vital Funds to Exemplary Public Education Music Programs Across the United States. AXS TV and Madison Communications Company announced today that the EGHM Foundation in Edwardsville, IL has been selected to receive aRead more

BAND TOGETHER FOR MUSIC EDUCATION GRANTLocal Program Received the Grant from AXS TV’s Band Together For Music Education Initiative, Which Provides Vital Funds to Exemplary Public Education Music Programs Across the United States. AXS TV and Madison Communications Company announced that the Staunton Community School District in Staunton, IL has been selected to receive aRead more

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

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

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