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JONESBORO, Ark. – (May 25, 2021) – Ritter Communications, a leading regional broadband provider headquartered in Jonesboro, Arkansas, is investing $12 million to implement a major network upgrade in 45 rural Northeast Arkansas and West Tennessee communities. Ritter Communications began the system upgrade in February and will have all upgrades completed by summer 2022.

  JONESBORO, Ark. – (April 21, 2021) – Ritter Communications, a leading regional broadband provider headquartered in Jonesboro, has invested $28 million to bring 100% fiber internet services and advanced cloud solutions to Northwest Arkansas businesses in Springdale, Lowell, Fayetteville, Rogers and Bentonville. In the last 24 months, Ritter Communications has invested $60 million to bring high speed 100% fiber internet service to 18 previously underserved communities in Arkansas.

  Representatives from the Conway County Care Center accept a $2,500 donation from Ritter Communications Marketing Coordinator Melissa Cole (far left) and Ritter Communications Sales Representative Oni Robertson (far right).   JONESBORO, Ark. – (April 6, 2021) – Ritter Communications, a leading regional broadband provider headquartered in Jonesboro, has announced it has made a $4 million investment to continue the company’s efforts to bridge the digital divide in Arkansas, which includes its most recent expansion of services to Morrilton businesses. In addition to high-quality broadband connectivity, Ritter Communications brings a full suite of telecommunications services, including voice, custom cloud solutions, networking and television services. The Morrilton expansion project comes after a number of other recent rural expansions including Lonoke, Pine Bluff, Arkadelphia and Texarkana.

  Jane Fowler (left) from Family Resource Services, Inc. in Lonoke accepts a $1,000 donation from Ritter Communications Sales Representative Scott Pratt (right).   JONESBORO, Ark. – (March 18, 2021) – Ritter Communications, a leading regional broadband provider headquartered in Jonesboro, has expanded the company's 100% fiber high-speed internet and advanced business solutions to Lonoke business customers. In addition to state-of-the-art fiber internet, Ritter Communications brings a full suite of telecommunications services including voice, cloud solutions, networking and television services. The Lonoke expansion is part of the company’s ongoing plan to provide 100% fiber services in Pine Bluff, Arkadelphia and Texarkana.

JONESBORO, Ark. – (February 18, 2020) - We are happy to announce we will once again sponsor the annual Radio/Cablethon live from Blytheville, AR on Saturday, March 10th. In its 41st year, the annual Radio/Cablethon raises money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, one of the world’s premier centers for the research and treatment of childhood cancer and other catastrophic diseases.  

JONESBORO, Ark. – (March 10, 2021) –The cities of Augusta and Stuttgart are bringing 100% fiber high-speed internet services to local residents with funds from the Arkansas Rural Connect (ARC) Broadband Grant Program. Ritter Communications, a leading regional broadband provider headquartered in Jonesboro, has been selected by city officials to partner with both cities to establish Fiber-to-the-Home infrastructure that will provide high-speed, high-quality internet access to homes.

JONESBORO, Ark. – (March 11, 2021) – Stuttgart is bringing 100% fiber high-speed internet services to local residents with funds from a recently awarded $6.1 million Arkansas Rural Connect (ARC) Broadband Grant. Ritter Communications, a leading regional broadband provider headquartered in Jonesboro, has been selected by city officials to partner with Stuttgart to establish Fiber-to-the-Home infrastructure that will provide high-speed, high-quality internet access to homes

JONESBORO, Ark. – (March 10, 2021) – The City of Augusta was recently awarded a $2.3 million Arkansas Rural Connect (ARC) Broadband Grant to improve the city’s broadband internet access. Ritter Communications, a leading regional broadband provider headquartered in Jonesboro, was chosen by city officials as a partner in completing the Fiber-to-the-Home infrastructure and broadband project.

JONESBORO, Ark. (February 17, 2021) – Ritter Communications, a leading regional broadband provider, is adding Jeff Chapman as Vice President and General Manager of the telecom company’s Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Business Sector. Chapman manages the strategic plans and initiatives for Fiber-to-the-Home infrastructure and services in new markets.

RICHMOND, Va. – Mapcom Systems, a VertiGIS company and global leader in telecommunication network management software, is pleased to announce Ritter Communications has chosen Mapcom’s M4® Solutions Suite as its broadband network system of record. Ritter selected Mapcom’s software for its powerful physical connectivity model and proven track record of increasing operational efficiency.