The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors will join Etex for a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday, April 21 at 11:00 a.m.
Etex, a telecommunications company established in 1952 by a group of farmers in Upshur County, now serves parts of 13 counties providing connectivity to thousands of East Texans, hundreds of cell towers, school districts and countless counties and cities.
A partnership was formed between the Center Economic Development Corp and Etex in 2021. A multi-year project to build a new state-of-the art broadband network is underway benefitting those living and working inside the Center city limits. It is a step forward in bridging the digital divide and bringing reliable broadband services to rural Texas.
The plan is to have the new system successfully running in early 2024.
The ribbon cutting is for “command central,” the Etex facility where the technology will be housed. The location is 301 Nacogdoches Street in the old police station, across from the Extension Offices.
It is exciting to have a provider that was founded in small town, rural East Texas, that listens to our needs and will work with our community.
For more information, please contact the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce at 936-598-3682.