Pittsburgh, PA – October 6, 2020 – DQE Communications, the premier provider of high-speed fiber optic networking for businesses and carriers throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio and Northern West Virginia, announces it has connected its first customer in Harrisburg. The company recently expanded its network east with 285 fiber miles from Indiana through Johnstown, Altoona, State College, Shippensburg and into Harrisburg, where its first customer is now connected. A 90-mile metro ring is currently under construction in Harrisburg, allowing more businesses to access DQE’s quality, secure fiber optic and internet-based services.
With DQE’s new fiber ring in Harrisburg, all DQE service offerings will be available. DQE has a dedicated team of professionals in Harrisburg to help IT leaders create custom solutions for their business. In the case of DQE’s first Harrisburg customer, the DQE team worked closely with them to bring fiber into the building to connect to the DQE network and meet their data networking needs.
Harrisburg has undergone rapid growth in recent years, creating more demand for reliable fiber and internet services. Last year, Harrisburg was named to Forbes list of Best Places for Businesses and Careers because of its growing technological industry and its vastly diversified economy. IT leaders at the growing number of tech companies, various government agencies that inhabit the capital of Pennsylvania and the city’s vast healthcare industries all require fast, secure, reliable IT services.
“As a business with deep roots in Pennsylvania, we want to help all businesses in the commonwealth succeed,” says Jim Morozzi, CEO of DQE Communications. “For years, we’ve helped businesses across western Pennsylvania and parts of Ohio and West Virginia with their network needs. Now, our strategic expansion eastward into Harrisburg takes much needed fiber optic services into a growing area where demand is high. We look forward to offering the same exceptional customer service and network services to businesses of all sizes and types in the Harrisburg area so they can continue to grow.”
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About DQE Communications:
Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, DQE Communications is one of the leading regional providers of high-speed, data networking for businesses and carriers. The company’s continually expanding fiber-optic network currently spans thousands of miles, 2,000 buildings and 118 business parks. DQE Communications offers a robust portfolio of Internet and Data Network Solutions. A subsidiary of Duquesne Light Holdings, DQE Communications was established in 1997 to provide businesses with secure, reliable and flexible network services. For more information, visit www.DQECOM.com or call 1-866-GO-FIBER.
