Okanogan PUD

The Public Utility District No. 1 of Okanogan County began a broadband initiative in 1999 with an initial backbone construction. In 2011 the PUD received federal grants to improve broadband communications in rural America. Those funds were used for the Wifi Broadband network and to construct an additional 180 cable miles of fiber.

Today the PUD offers fiber, wireless and other carrier services to citizens of Okanogan County. Many cell phone, cable and phone carriers traverse the PUD infrastructure. There is a fiber presence in the majority of anchor institutions including all hospitals, libraries and schools, as well as many medical clinics, public safety offices and local government offices within the PUD serving territory.