Sertex is tremendously proud to be New Shoreham’s partner in building BroadbandBI, the first municipally owned/privately operated FTTH network in Rhode Island. The long-awaited project will soon be a reality for Block Island residents and businesses.

BroadbandBI marked a major milestone in early October with the unanimous approval of a five-year contract with ISP partner Crocker Communications. Final network preparations are underway and select end-user testing will commence shortly with service subscriptions and activation soon to follow. 

“The town should take a great deal of pride in what it is accomplishing with this project - from unanimous community support, a pandemic, disruptions to workflow/supply chains, and finally plowing new ground as one of the few towns in America that has done such a comprehensive project pretty much entirely on its own. It’s extraordinary.” Maryanne Crawford, New Shoreham Town Manager