FIBER INTERNET IS COMING
Upgrading Palestine with Fast, Reliable Fiber Internet

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How Fiber Internet Grows Communities

Fiber optics provide the cutting edge in internet technology for today and the foreseeable future.

If you can imagine internet speeds advancing to 1000 times faster than your copper cable can handle today, you can be sure that the same fiber connection that Etex puts in the ground today will still be more than capable decades later.

Because fiber is capable of near lightspeed transmissions, it doesn't have the same limitations as the signals moving through copper wiring.

The bandwidth you sign up for is the bandwidth you get.

There is more to better internet service than simply offering faster speeds.

Fiber has been proven to open doors for East Texas communities in terms of education, economic growth, standard of living and more.

10 Ways Fiber Internet Benefits Everyone

  1. Fiber can handle more than DLS or cable when it comes to data, and at a faster rate.
  2. Fiber offers more bandwidth, reliability, security and longer economic life at a comparable price for the consumer.
  3. Fiber opens more doors for our communities in terms of jobs and economic growth.
  4. Fiber access increases the value of private property.
  5. Seasonal residents and telecommuters are attracted by fiber's speeds.
  1. Fiber can handle the amount of information that is being downloaded/uploaded which is growing exponentially.
  2. Telemedicine video conferencing, crucial to the in-home aging, needs fast, reliable broadband service.
  3. Fiber will help bring the latest information and knowledge to our students (children and adults) in their educational pursuits.
  4. Fiber will help to keep rural communities competitive and vibrant.
  5. Including fiber as part of our communities' infrastructures will be providing a long-lasting service to residents and businesses now and into the future.

About Etex

For over 65 years, schools, businesses and communities across East Texas have trusted Etex to provide quality internet services, and we'll continue to expand on those services well into the future.

Today, we have services spanning over 1,000 square miles with an efficient business office to serve our growing list of customers.

The Company's rich heritage and continued desire to bring the very best communications services and technology to subscribers is evidenced by the evolutions of the network from open wire strung along fence posts and outhouses to the underground, digital fiber optic network in place today.

Our Board of Directors and 110 employees take pride in the quality of service that is provided to our customers and look forward to continuing to meet future needs.

Our mission is to provide competitively priced, state-of-the-art communication, entertainment, and information services to our customers with enhanced network features that are generally only available in urban areas.

Already the internet provider of choice for 15 schools across East Texas, Etex has a reputation for meeting and exceeding the unique needs of educators. Plus, the 16 new schools in the SUPERNet Consortia will benefit from Etex's many student benefits programs, including scholarships, sports team funding, D.C. Trips, and other educational sponsorships and tours.

We are dedicated to hard work, honesty and vision. This is what makes us different.