Southern Tier Network

Stn is a not-for-profit, open access optical fiber Network that was created in january 2011 through public/private partnerships. The Network was built to support the needs of public safety, improve broadband access in the rural areas, increase competition and the level of telecommunications services throughout the region, and create a globally competitive advantage for job creation in the Southern Tier region. The Network is working with service providers to bring fiber to their cell towers, which will improve services for consumers in our region and which also brings the fiber out into the rural and underserved areas of the counties. The resource is being marketed for local and regional economic development, as well as public safety, education, municipal government, and health care.