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McDaniel Assumes Interim CEO Role for Diamond State Networks

CEO Doug Maglothin discusses Arkansas broadband with The Broadband Bunch podcast.

Diamond State Networks announces changes in its executive management team with the promotion of Jill McDaniel to Chief Operating Officer and the hiring of Tim Adkins as Vice President of Sales.

DSN is leveraging Ciena’s coherent optical solution to deploy the fastest and highest-capacity middle-mile network in the state.

13 Arkansas electric co-ops and their G&T formed Diamond State Networks in 2020 to unite their $1.8 billion network with a middle mile network

Diamond State Networks’ board of directors is pleased to announce that it has named Doug Maglothin as its new Chief Executive Officer effective January 2023. Maglothin brings a wealth of telecommunications experience and a passion for positive growth of internet connectivity for the state of Arkansas.

This month we’re featuring South Central Connect! South Central Connect is a subsidiary of South Central Arkansas Electric Cooperative. Their mission is to provide high-speed internet access the rural south central Arkansas service area.

This month we’re featuring Four States Fiber Internet! Four States Fiber is a subsidiary of Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative.

Arkansas may not come to mind when you think about the most-connected states in the U.S., but a group of electric cooperatives are trying to change that story.