Benzinga | Aug 18, 2021 04:01PM EDT

Shentel Expands its Beam Internet Service to Philippi, West Virginia, Barboursville, Virginia and Shenandoah, Virginia

Shenandoah Telecommunications Company ("Shentel") (NASDAQ:SHEN) announced the expansion of high-speed Internet access to homes in Barbour, Orange and Page Counties through Beam, its new fixed wireless broadband service. This expansion will benefit over 1,600 households and is part of a larger expansion that has already made service available to over 22,000 households this year.

In Philippi, West Virginia, an estimated 6-mile coverage radius is being broadcast from a communications tower located at 185 Antenna Drive, providing coverage to approximately 800 households.

In Barboursville, Virginia, an estimated 6-mile coverage radius is being broadcast from a communications tower located at 3632 Spotswood Trail, providing coverage to approximately 350 households.

In Shenandoah, Virginia, an estimated 6-mile coverage radius is being broadcast from a communications tower located at 266 Panther Drive, providing coverage to approximately 500 households.

Beam Internet targets rural, less densely populated areas of Shentel's footprint during a time when reliable, high-speed Internet has become more critical than ever before. Beam's fixed wireless broadband service is delivered over licensed 2.5GHz and 3.5GHz mid-band spectrum and leverages 5G-ready LTE technology, local communications towers, small cell sites, and Shentel's extensive regional fiber optic network. Beam offers download speeds up to 100 Mbps, and prices start at $60 per month with no hidden fees or surcharges.

"Shentel has been providing communications solutions to rural America for over 100 years," said Dan Meenan, VP of Wireless Engineering & Construction at Shentel. "Beam Internet is an advanced technology built to provide fast, affordable, and reliable high speed Internet to unserved and underserved homes and businesses who have been ignored for far too long."

For more information about Beam internet, please visit www.iwantbeam.com or call (540) 534-2326.