Jackson EMC to announce broadband partnership

The Jefferson-based Jackson EMC is announcing a partnership that is designed to expand internet access in northeast Georgia. TruVista, headquartered in Chester South Carolina, will provide broadband for a quarter-million customers in the Jackson EMC service area. Details will be spelled out in a Thursday news conference at the Capitol in Atlanta.

From Jackson EMC…

Jackson EMC and TruVista to Make Partnership Announcement

WHO:

Representative Chris Erwin

Senator Frank Ginn

Senator Steve Gooch

Commissioner Lauren “Bubba” McDonald, Public Service Commission

Chip Jakins, Jackson EMC President and CEO

Carla French, TruVista Communications President and CEO

WHAT:

Jackson Electric Membership Corporation and TruVista Communications will announce details of a new partnership to offer broadband services.

WHEN:

Thursday, February 3

11:30 a.m.

WHERE: South Wing of the State Capitol

206 Washington St. SW, Atlanta, GA 30334

ABOUT: Jackson Electric Membership Corporation, the largest electric cooperative in Georgia and one of the largest in the nation, is headquartered 50 miles northeast of Atlanta in Jefferson, Ga. The cooperative serves more than 245,000 meters on 14,000 miles of energized wire. For more information, visit jacksonemc.com.

Headquartered in Chester, SC, TruVista is a 125+ year old leading provider of broadband services and associated applications, such as voice, video and security, in the Midlands Region of South Carolina and northern Georgia. Further information is available at: www.truvista.net.

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