Are you ready for fast, fiber internet? We are, too!

Residential Service Plans

Includes FREE standard installation.

To register, simply:

1. Call 931-203-3999 or email sewaneefiber@benlomand.net to be added to the service list.
2. Schedule your service drop installation.
3. Schedule your connection date.

*Activation timeframes are subject to change based on weather conditions.

It’s getting faster in Sewanee. We hope you’ll join us!

Ben Lomand Connect also offers phone, video and security services, as well as bundles. To learn more about these service options, visit benlomandconnect.com.

Progress Update

We are pleased to update the residents and businesses included in the Sewanee Fiber Pilot Project’s Phase I area. We are now far enough into the fiber project to plan for service installations to individual homes and businesses located in this area. Over the past year, construction crews have worked to replace poles and complete other projects in preparation for fiber installation. Some installations are following the same route as DREMC’S existing overhead electric infrastructure, while in other areas, such as Wiggins Creek Subdivision, fiber cables are being buried alongside roadways near DREMC’s underground electric infrastructure.

If you are interested in signing up for fiber service, (which may include telephone, internet, security and video) please contact Ben Lomand Connect at 931-203-3999 or by email at sewaneefiber@benlomand.net. Visit www.benlomandconnect.com for package and pricing details. DREMC and Ben Lomand representatives will wear personal protective equipment and follow social distancing guidelines when meeting in person to discuss the new services.

Fiber Forward: Domain residents learn about impact of fiber project from cooperative and university leaders

SEWANEE, Tennessee — Three entities that have long impacted life in the region are partnering to bring advanced technology to The Domain.

About 40 residents of The Domain attended a community meeting at Convocation Hall Sept. 12 to learn about this partnership. Representatives of the University of the South, Duck River Electric Membership Corporation and Ben Lomand Connect shared plans to build a fiber network that would bring state-of-the-art broadband connectivity to the hundreds of homes and businesses in the area.

Eric Hartman, the university’s vice president of risk management and institutional effectiveness, opened the event by explaining the overall project. He then turned the presentation over to representatives of the two cooperatives, including Ben Lomand Connect’s CEO Lisa Cope and Duck River EMC’s Interim CEO Charles McDonald. Both spoke of the significance of two cooperatives working together to improve quality of life, which is in keeping with the foundational principles of the cooperative business model.

Throughout the meeting, officials with the cooperatives showed maps detailing the phases of the proposed fiber construction, along with details about the engineering and technology behind a fiber network. They also shared slides to explain the larger benefits of a smart electric grid.

Most importantly, attendees learned about the many opportunities a fiber network brings to a community, including telemedicine, economic development, remote working, online learning and entertainment.

The panel fielded several questions from the audience, ranging from timelines, to performance of the network and to the capacity for growth.

The overall reception to the infrastructure project was positive, and Hartman expressed confidence the partnership would move forward.

Fiber to The Domain

Work has been proposed to connect homes and businesses surrounding the University of the South with a world-class fiber network.

Fiber is the leading technology used to deliver advanced broadband service, supporting the fastest speeds and highest reliability. It enables gigabit connections, as much as 100 times faster than some commonly offered speeds.

Extending fiber to homes and businesses could begin as early as October 2019.

The project would be a partnership between entities with decades of esteemed service to the region. Duck River EMC, an electric cooperative serving portions of 16 counties, would construct the network and connect homes and businesses with fiber. Ben Lomand Connect, a telecommunications cooperative serving portions of 11 counties, would provide broadband and related services to residents and businesses. The University of the South is exploring a financial investment to aid in construction of the network.

Officials with the utilities say construction would take an estimated 12 to 18 months to complete, depending on weather and related factors.