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  JONESBORO, Ark. (November 15, 2022) – Ritter Communications, the largest privately held telecommunications service provider, serving exclusively the Mid-South, has completed a $12.5 million fiber-rich network upgrade affecting numerous rural communities across Northeast Arkansas and Western Tennessee, using the best technology available on the market to bring residential customers the company’s fastest 1-gigabit internet.

JONESBORO, Ark. (November 10, 2022) – The City of Jonesboro, Arkansas’ fifth largest city, and Ritter Communications, the largest privately held telecommunications provider serving exclusively the Mid-South, offering world-class broadband fiber, telecom, video, cloud and data center services, announced today a historic partnership to create a long-overdue option for internet and television service for residents citywide.

  JONESBORO, Ark. (November 7, 2022) – Ritter Communications, the largest privately held telecommunications provider serving exclusively the Mid-South, celebrates the company’s recently announced $5.5 million expansion project bringing its telecom service and advanced cloud solutions to businesses, manufacturers, healthcare and schools in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, with a $15,000 donation to locally-based Codefi. Ritter Communications contribution benefits the Youth Coding League, a program that introduces computer science and coding to area fifth through eighth grade students.

JONESBORO, Ark. (October 25, 2022) – Ritter Communications, the largest privately held telecommunications service provider serving exclusively the Mid-South, donated $11,000 to a regional nonprofit organization to mark the completion of the company’s $12 million broadband expansion project serving Fort Smith, Van Buren, Alma and Ozark.

JONESBORO, Ark. (October 24, 2022) – Ritter Communications, the largest privately held telecommunications provider serving exclusively the Mid-South, announces a $5.5 million expansion project to bring its telecom service and advanced cloud solutions to businesses, manufacturers, healthcare and schools in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. This is the company’s first expansion project in Missouri.

JONESBORO, Ark. (September 20, 2022) – Ritter Communications, the largest privately held telecommunications provider serving exclusively the Mid-South, has been awarded a $3.8 million grant from the Tennessee Emergency Broadband Fund – American Rescue Plan (TEBF-ARP) to bring their high-speed 100% fiber internet services to communities in western Shelby County. Ritter Communications will use this grant to upgrade their high-quality broadband services to residents in the Northaven, Locke, Cuba, Shelby Forest and West Union communities.

    JONESBORO, Ark. (August 30, 2022) – Ritter Communications, the largest privately held telecommunications provider serving exclusively the Mid-South, is providing free internet service to the innovative new RightFiber™ WiFi Park in Newport. Once construction on the park reaches completion, residents will be able to visit the park to access free high-speed wireless internet for their personal use. The Newport Economic Development Commission (NEDC) is spearheading the project in conjunction with the Southwest Planning and Development District with funding recently granted by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission.

  JONESBORO, Ark. (Aug. 17, 2022) – Ritter Communications, the largest privately held telecommunications provider serving exclusively in the Mid-South, is completing a $12 million investment and is now offering high-speed internet and telephone services to businesses in Fort Smith, Van Buren, Alma and Ozark. These combined projects were investments made by Ritter Communications to benefit businesses in the region. The expansion of services in this area is one of several recently completed by Ritter Communications, to bring 100% fiber internet to communities across the River Valley and Northwest Arkansas.

  JONESBORO, Ark. – (July 27, 2022) – Ritter Communicationswas recently named as one of the Best Places to Work in Arkansas for the second year in a row. In its ninth year, Arkansas Business continues to offer this program in partnership with Workforce Research Group. This in-depth survey and awards program was designed to identify, recognize and honor the best employers in Arkansas, benefiting the state’s economy, workforce and businesses. The exclusive list of honorees is limited to the top 50 companies from across the state.

  JONESBORO, Ark. – (July 22, 2022) – Ritter Communications and The Ernest and Anna Ritter Family Endowment recently donated $50,000 to the St. Bernards Foundation located in Jonesboro to help support healthcare needs in the local community.