Steuben County-based Empire Access high speed internet will expand service to Elmira area

A rapidly growing regional high speed fiber internet provider is set to expand into the Elmira area.

Prattsburgh-based Empire Access, which already provides service to large swaths of New York's Southern Tier and Pennsylvania's Northern Tier, expects to have construction completed to bring its service to the Elmira area in early October, according to a company news release.

The new service will include Elmira and areas north and south of the city, the company said.

Founded in 1896 with a single telephone line in Prattsburgh, Empire Access has expanded its range considerably in recent years, focusing on smaller communities outside of major metropolitan areas to provide homes, businesses and local governments with high speed internet access.

"Empire Access is excited to be a part of this community and looks forward to serving many future customers," CEO Jim Baase said in the release.

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Empire Access provides the fastest internet service in the Northeast, according to PCMag.

In addition to high speed internet, Empire Access offers an array of telecommunications and security services, including HD picture quality streaming TV, home and business phone plans, home automation and 24-hour video monitoring, and advanced business services including enterprise Wi-Fi, high-security firewalls and business email, among other features, according to the news release.

For more information, go to empireaccess.com.

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