Posts by: Bridgette Northern

Request for Proposals for Fiber Optic Installation

Adams TelSystems Inc. (Adams) was awarded a Connect Illinois Round 3 grant. Notice is hereby given that requests for proposals (RFPs) are being accepted for the stated project. Under this RFP, Adams will construct a fiber optic cable last mile broadband network consisting of approximately 57.15 miles of underground mainline fiber optic facilities within Adams County, Illinois. The purpose of…
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Advertisement for Bids for Fiber Optic Installation

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids are being accepted for Adams TelSystems Inc. for the construction of 57.15 miles of new underground fiber optic facilities within Adams County, Illinois, awarded through round three of the Connect Illinois Broadband Grant Program. The contractor must adhere to the Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/0.01 et seq.), Employment of Illinois Workers on…
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The New 861 Area Code is Coming to the
Illinois 309 Area Code Region

With new telephone numbers in west-central Illinois in high demand, the Illinois Commerce Commission approved the implementation of the new 861 area code to overlay the existing 309 area code region. The 309 area code serves all or part of Bureau, Dewitt, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Knox, Marshall, Mason, McDonough, McLean, Mercer, Peoria, Rock Island, Schuyler, Stark, Tazewell, Warren, Whiteside,…
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Adams Fiber Awarded Multi-Million Dollar Expansion Grant

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, businesses, farms,…
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Adams Telephone Co-Operative Awards College Scholarships to Local Teens

Adams Telephone Co-Operative sponsored a college scholarship program to award two $1,000 scholarships to local high school seniors. The winners of this year’s scholarships are Austin Cornwell and Gabriel Maynard, both of Unity High School.  “Adams Telephone Co-Operative continues a tradition of involvement with our youth and schools by ensuring access to the technology needed in today’s challenging times and…
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Adams Telephone Endorses $5,000 FRS Grant for Clayton Public Library District

Golden, IL— The Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) recently named Clayton Public Library District as a recipient of its 2019 grant in support of advancing quality of life and enabling economic development in rural America. The $5,000 award allows the library to improve educational offerings. Pam Leffringhouse, Adams Schools and Libraries Coordinator, originated the grant application process with the library…
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High School Sophomores and Juniors Eligible to Win A Trip To Washington, D.C.

Four area high school sophomores or juniors will win an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., June 19-26, 2020, in an annual contest sponsored by Adams Electric Cooperative and Adams Telephone Co-Operative. Interested students must complete a short answer application. After reviewing all applications, judges from each cooperative will select up to 34 applicants to represent the cooperatives at Illinois…
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Adams Employees contribute over $15,000 to the United Way Campaign

Employees of Adams Telephone Co-Operative, located in Golden, IL, presented a check in the amount of $15,487.58 to Adams Duesterhaus, Director of Development and Communications of the United Way of Adams County, Inc. The donation included a $7,500.00 matching grant from CoBank, a national cooperative bank serving vital industries across rural America. Adams was a recipient of matching funds through…
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