Fiber Update: June 2019

More LTE Horsepower Is ComingWe’re 3.5 years into this LTE Fixed Wireless project and we’ve learned an amazing amount along the way. For example, did you know that a heavy cell phone user consumes just a few gigs of data per month and that we see users on...

Monthly Fiber Update: December 2018

It’s the end of the year and many people are taking time to slow down, visit friends and family, and celebrate the holidays. We at Rock Island wanted to send out a wish to you and yours for a safe and happy close to the year. Happy New Year and all the best in...

Monthly Fiber Update: August 2018

Speed up your Internet connection with Rock Island’s LTE Fixed Wireless service.   We’re waiving our $50 activation fee for the month of August – you just pay your monthly rate plan and that’s it. Take advantage of this special offer while it lasts!...

Orcas Power and Light Cooperative & Rock Island Communications

Why is this Case Important? The cost-sharing approach Rock Island has adopted, whereby groups or associations are assembled to share the network’s middle-mile deployment costs and individual homeowners or business operators pay last-mile costs, has numerous advantages...

Rock Island Offers Full Gigabit Internet Service

Fiber Customers Can Now Get 1,000 Mbps In Their Homes Rock Island Communications, the only provider of fiber-optic broadband in San Juan County, announced last Wednesday that gigabit Internet (1,000 Mbps) is now available to the home. “When we started our efforts just...