SVEConnect

Serving Marion County, TN with fiber optic Internet, television, phone service. Subsidiary of @Svalleyec #GigValley

[SVEConnect @SVEConnect]

Marion County is in the Enhanced risk zone so stay weather-aware this evening, friends!

[NWS Morristown @NWSMorristown]

We're continuing to monitor the potential for severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and a tornado or two possible across far southeast Tennessee and southwest North Carolina. Heavy rain rates are likely as well. Afternoon video update: https://t.co/jAL0N8zvya #mrxwx

[SVEConnect @SVEConnect]

📢Have you heard the big news??!📢
SVEConnect and WEPG The River 104.9 have partnered to bring you local news, programming and shows on Connect TV channel 4! Connect channel 4 is available to all Connect subscribers. https://t.co/pKgPf5LUjg

[SVEConnect @SVEConnect]

THANK YOU,
THANK YOU,
THANK YOU,
To all 5,000 customers CONNECTED!!
https://t.co/0693lDuqne

[The Associated Press @AP]

Numerous websites were unavailable on Tuesday after an apparent widespread at cloud service company Fastly. Dozens of high-traffic websites including the New York Times, CNN, Twitch and the U.K. government’s home page, could not be reached.
https://t.co/3Fl9MC8nrh

[EN Communications @fiberrise]

Hear @SValleyEC share how FiberRise helped them complete the @SVEConnect network build in half the time originally planned and achieve a service take rate of more than 35%! https://t.co/1vYG8pefIy

#FTTH #RuralBroadband #Digitaldivide

[WTVC NewsChannel 9 @newschannelnine]

PLUGGED IN: The push to fix our nation's infrastructure continues.

In just the last month, most of Marion County now has access to internet. One woman tells us she no longer has to rely on hotspotting her phone to stay connected.

@SabrinaNC9 has more:
https://t.co/OBpU1pClck

[SVEConnect @SVEConnect]

It’s headed this way, folks, be ready!

[NWS Nashville @NWSNashville]

Radar Update: We are continuing to see a mixed bag of precipitation spread across the western half of our area. Getting reports of snow to the northwest with a sleet/snow mix further south.

Let us know what you are seeing!

[SVEConnect @SVEConnect]

These federal dollars should go to fiber solutions for rural areas and not to some large corporation like Space X that offers a pie-in-the-sky solution. Rural cooperatives are working for YOU, our members, and putting our money where our mouth is. -Mike Partin, CEO

[NRECA @NRECANews]

On a press call yesterday, @NRECAJim urged the @FCC to transparently vet the #RDOF applications—including the current capabilities of the technology they expect to use—and hold bidders accountable for their promises. https://t.co/RicpC9TDW5

[SVEConnect @SVEConnect]

Shout out to CSR Laurie Myers! We recently received feedback from new customer, Robin, who said, “Laurie at SVEC in South Pittsburg was exceptional at meeting my needs. Great customer service!” https://t.co/UCu8yI3k7f #TheSpeedYouNeed #TheServiceYouDeserve

[SVEConnect @SVEConnect]

Thank you to all who served or are currently serving our country!

[SVEConnect @SVEConnect]

The South Pittsburg office drive-thru is open, the lobby remains closed. https://t.co/DdthTQJzvT

[SVEConnect @SVEConnect]

Our office in South Pittsburg is temporarily closed. Phone lines remain open, the night-drop at the drive-thru is open and the Smarthub app and our website at https://t.co/dyH5ZRiQ4M are available for account access and signing-up for service. https://t.co/J3MWZtndtj

[@[email protected] @gertvdijk]

In case you experience issues with "the internet" currently, it's not you.

Some routes are broken on the global scale, due to an outage/errors at world's biggest (?) Tier 1 operator Level3/CenturyLink.

Some more details here. ⬇️

[Local 3 News @Local3News]

BREAKING: EPB primary internet transport providers are experiencing an issue that is causing internet outages across the Southeast. https://t.co/JwWhou5wOC

[SVEConnect @SVEConnect]

Update: All Internet service should be restored throughout Marion County. Television service is back on for most of the County, except for South Pittsburg. Our staff continues to work on that issue. If your internet or TV service is not back on, please call 423-837-8605.

[SVEConnect @SVEConnect]

Fiber Outage: IT crews are working on a fiber outage affecting customers throughout Marion County. We are working to get service restored as soon as possible. Thank you for your calls, comments and patience.

[Kate Tillotson @Tillotson_PR]

Electric co-op @SValleyEC continues offering members free high-speed internet during #COVID19 pandemic.
https://t.co/IUTHp0JAEH

[TNECD @TNECD]

.@GovBillLee announced nearly $20M in broadband grant funding that will serve 31,000 Tennesseans.

Grantees will provide $29.8M in matching funds to complete the projects for a combined investment of $49.5M in this third year of the program.

https://t.co/rhR5qzN9qk

[TNECD @TNECD]

For the many Tennessee businesses that are interested in applying for an SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan, we've put together a video that walks you through the process.

[Sequachee Valley EC @SValleyEC]

FREE WI-FI HOTSPOTS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT MARION COUNTY
To help families through this difficult time, SVEConnect will temporarily deploy free Wi-Fi hotspots at several locations throughout Marion County daily from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. https://t.co/nlJvvE0GkC