Survivability of small town rural America is dependant upon strong economic development, work force population, and unique attributes of a community.  Reedsburg, Wisconsin is one of those communities that is ensuring there future of survivability. 

Rural living in Reedsburg has been made easier than ever, ensuring quality of life, accessibility to large metropolitan areas, and convenience of information, all while receiving the amenities of a large city.  How you ask, has this rural community of 8800 survived and flourished?  Through the use of a Fiber Optic network, making it all possible. 

Reedsburg Utility Commission, a municipality since 1894, has made it all possible for, Reedsburg, Wisconsin, to become a “wired community.”  America has advanced itself from the Industrial Age to the Information Age, relying on information has become imperative to most jobs and has attributed to the quality of life.  The Utilities leap into fiber optics has given the Reedsburg community amenities such as unparalleled broadband speeds, telephony services, and cable television services.  These services allocate not only residential citizens to have a better quality of life and work from home if they so choose, but it also gives businesses more opportunities and the information they need to stay competitive. 

Since 1999, the Utility has grown to gain a strong foothold of customers.  Including over 60% of the Industrial customers and over 55% of all residents have chosen local service and have benefited from the fiber optic infrastructure.  Some of the benefits of a fiber community include: high quality and reliable signals, faster and easier connection to broadband, business to business connections, a higher resale value of property by 4-8%, and a secure future.