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OEC Fiber is working hard for the community, in the community
here’s nothing quite like being able to walk into your favorite shop and have the person behind the counter know exactly what you want. Without uttering a word, they ring up “the usual” with a smile. That’s what being local is all about. It’s about knowing your customers and anticipating their needs. OEC Fiber is proud to be a local company that feeds back into the communities we serve. Taking part in community events like the Newcastle
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Chamber Trunk or Treat is part of that. Getting to know people means spending time with them outside of the office. Time spent interacting with the community allows us to learn more about how our service is performing and what areas we may need to work to be better. As more and more people move from the city to more rural areas, the demand for fiber has only grown. “[People] like the one-acre lots,” Walter Kula of Choctaw said. “They like this kind of thing where you’re not really close to each other. When people
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are buying $300,000 homes, they want the stuff that goes with that. One of the pieces that was missing was high-speed internet.” OEC Fiber has been committed to improving our subscribers’ quality of life from its inception. That’s why we were proud to partner with Habitat for Humanity to provide one year of service to a family receiving their new home, bringing us one step closer to ensuring everyone in our territory has access to quality, high-speed fiber services. It’s not just individuals OEC Fiber wants to help. It’s local businesses
