Tri-County broadband expansion project nearing completion

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Julius Hackett, Tri-County Electric Cooperative (TCEC) Chief Executive Officer, recently gave county officials an update on the status of his company’s broadband initiative, the aim of which is to provide high-speed internet connectivity to its three-county service area. Hackett appeared before the Jefferson County Commission on Thursday morning, Aug. 1, telling the board that the co-op’s fiber-optic project was winding down in Jefferson County. “All the fiber has been built,” Hackett said. “It’s been lit and we’re just actively connecting members on the southern side of the county. We are still also actively working on the northern part