Photo: Eric Axley

Despite record-breaking cold temperatures and a layer of snow and ice that blanketed much of the state for a week, C Spire team members ensured the company’s wireless network and fiber infrastructure delivered reliable connectivity to wireless and fiber internet customers. As more than three decades of hurricanes, floods and winter weather have proven, the secret to customer service during trying times is preparation.

An infrastructure investment worth $1 billion over three years that will transform communities across Mississippi and Alabama with incredible internet speeds is only the beginning as C Spire rapidly expands Gigabit fiber internet and 5G availability.

If you want to understand the determination and grit that Yudei Rojas Sanchez brings to C Spire, you need to know her backstory.

Yudei grew up in Cuba, in the city of Santiago de Cuba. There were no internet connections in her home. Having transportation largely meant walking.

‘Tis the season for new smartphones, new phone plans—and unfortunately, a pasture full of bull. While the “deals” are rolling in hot and fast, there are important differences in which carrier you choose that can impact your monthly bill.

While we’re not quite finished with the overall project, the C Spire Rural Broadband Consortium has been busy in the second half of 2020. Accomplishments include a Business Model White Paper, three completed case studies and a new article on the need for gigabit speeds. Here’s a closer look:

Just when you thought it couldn’t get worse, experts are anticipating a new 2020 snafu this holiday season: Shipageddon. The country’s reliance on online shopping during COVID-19 will result in a cataclysmic gift-shipping emergency. This may be the year you need to try alternative gifts.