Buzz Broadband makes impressive progress in first year

Posted on June 13, 2022

Just over a year ago, Covington Electric Cooperative started work on a plan to connect all of our electric substations with high-speed fiber internet. This “middle mile” build out would be a major upgrade for our electric service, helping us identify and respond to outages faster than ever before.

But we didn’t want to stop there. With that fiber backbone keeping Covington Electric’s own equipment connected, we had the opportunity to serve an important need in our community — making high-speed fiber internet service available to underserved areas.

That was our goal when we launched Buzz Broadband and we haven’t looked back. Since then, construction on our residential fiber system has begun in earnest and around 800 CEC members are now getting the fastest internet speeds available with packages starting at $59.95 for 200 Mbps with free installation.

As much progress as we’ve made, we also know that many CEC members are still waiting for Buzz Broadband to arrive in their area. We appreciate your patience as we continue to bring this exciting new service to more and more people.
One thing members can do to ensure service reaches them as soon as possible is to take care around the existing wires. Damage to wires from people shooting at birds sitting on the lines not only poses a safety risk to members and line crews, but it also means a longer wait for service as time and effort is put into making repairs.

If you want to find out when Buzz Broadband will be available in your neighborhood, please be sure to find your location on the interactive service maps on this website. It provides information about the status of construction and service in each part of the CEC service area. You can also pre-register and receive notifications when service is available to you.