A major educational center and the surrounding community of Hurley in Jackson County are seeing stronger cellular coverage and capacity thanks to new enhancements to the C Spire network in the area.

Thousands of students and faculty members at Jackson County’s East Central campus — which includes a high school, two elementary schools and a middle school — as well as nearby residences and businesses are now able to have an enhanced data experience on their wireless devices.

C Spire engineers constantly monitor customer usage and patterns and proactively add speed, capacity and coverage enhancements through micro and macro cell sites to stay ahead of customer needs.

The C Spire network team racked up more than 500 enhancements to the cellular network in 2022 and 2023, a nearly $150 million investment. These 5G and LTE deployments are part of a $1 billion investment in expanding our network and the fiber infrastructure that powers our wireless towers.