McLean Engineering helps Colquitt EMC Reach Broadband Partnership Agreement with Windstream
MOULTRIE, Ga. ---- Colquitt Electric Membership Corporation of Moultrie selected McLean Engineering Company to work with the cooperative to provide a broadband partnership feasibility study and associated consulting services, helping Colquitt negotiate a collaboration with Windstream to extend broadband services to unserved and underserved Colquitt EMC members in Windstream’s service area.
McLean provided Colquitt EMC with consulting services to develop a framework for use in determining next steps regarding a potential partnership to provide broadband services to its members, executing Colquitt’s focus on making efficient use of resources.
Colquitt and Windstream were able to build consensus toward a partnership because of their existing joint use relationship.
“We were proud to work with Colquitt EMC and Windstream to build on their long working relationship and establish a new framework to extend broadband service to those who would have no other options,” said Sean Knowles, VP of Business Development and Co-Owner of McLean Engineering.
McLean works with many municipalities, cooperatives and state trade organizations to navigate through joint-use concerns by providing expertise in all areas related to joint-use and pole attachment matters. Joint use subject matter expertise and working relationships provide McLean with the unique ability to help build broadband partnerships.
Learn more details about the Windstream and Colquitt EMC partnership here.
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About McLean Engineering
Established in 1936, McLean Engineering has over 80 years of experience in the power engineering field, serving electric utility systems throughout the United States. Over the years, McLean Engineering has built a reputation for providing safe, reliable and durable solutions by focusing on long-term relationships with their clients.
McLean Engineering provides design, engineering, and inspection solutions, and is nationally-recognized in the area of pole attachments, having presented to national audiences on the topic and consulted for electric utilities across the U.S. on pole attachment issues, including rental rates, permitting, inspection, attacher management, make-ready engineering as well as contract development, negotiation, and administration. To find out more, please visit our blog at mcleanengineering.com/blog.
About Colquitt EMC
As a not-for-profit consumer-owned electric distribution system, Colquitt Electric Membership Corporation offers the services of approximately 165 employees to meet the electric energy needs of more than 43,000 members in a seven county area (Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Lowndes, Tift and Worth counties), with approximately 65,000 meters and over 8,800 miles of distribution lines. To learn more, please visit colquittemc.com.