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Watch Communications Launches Initiative in Indiana and Illinois.

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INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2020 M2 COMMUNICATIONS

Watch Communications announced connectivity projects in Indiana and Illinois as part of Microsoft's Airband initiative to expand broadband Internet to rural America, the company said.

The two projects will bring high-speed Internet to thousands of households through partnerships with rural electric cooperatives throughout the two states and in Ohio and Kentucky - nearly half of whom are in unserved, rural areas.

The two initial projects are:

Henry County Rural Electric Municipal Cooperative, Indiana; and Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative, Illinois.

In these partnerships, Watch Communications will deploy a best-of-breed approach, selected from a variety of solutions depending on terrain and customer density. In some cases, Watch will deploy fiber while in others, the company will pursue fixed wireless solutions on towers, cooperative-owned elevators, or community-owned water towers. Watch has engaged with Ericsson in many areas in its service territory to deploy LTE solutions. In areas with...

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