Great Plains Communications Acquires Wood River Network from Fiber Nebraska

Great Plains Communications Acquires USA Communications

October 1, 2021

Telecommunications

Great Plains Communications, a Grain Management-backed Midwestern telecom provider, has completed the acquisition of USA Communications, a fiber-focused service provider headquartered in Kearney, Nebraska. The deal expands Great Plains' regional fiber footprint and customer reach in Nebraska and Colorado; financial terms were not disclosed.

Great Plains Communications Acquires InterCarrier Networks

May 15, 2019

Telecommunications

Great Plains Communications, a Grain Management portfolio company, has acquired InterCarrier Networks, a regional fiber-optic carrier headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The deal adds roughly 2,037 route miles of fiber across Illinois, Indiana, the St. Louis metro and Kentucky to Great Plains’ network; financial terms were not disclosed and the transaction closed in August 2019.

Grain Management Acquires LightRiver Technologies & Software

April 4, 2022

Telecommunications

Grain Management, a private investment firm focused on broadband and communications, has acquired LightRiver's Technologies & Software entities from CVF Capital Partners and Plexus Capital. The deal expands Grain's presence in network services and software—LightRiver provides optical network integration, deployment services and the netFLEX network automation software—financial terms were not disclosed.

Great Plains Communications Acquires Enhanced Telecommunications Corporation (ETC)

June 25, 2020

Telecommunications

Great Plains Communications, backed by investor Grain Management, has completed the acquisition of Enhanced Telecommunications Corporation (ETC), a family-owned Southeastern Indiana telecommunications provider. The deal expands Great Plains' fiber footprint and broadband services into Indiana, adding ETC's ~14,000 customers and a local workforce of over 90 employees.

Clearwave Fiber Acquires Kansas-Based RG FIBER

March 24, 2022

Telecommunications

Clearwave Fiber has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of RG FIBER, a high-capacity fiber network service provider near Kansas City, Kansas. The deal marks Clearwave's entry into Kansas and gives the company a foothold to expand fiber services into nearby underserved communities.

i3 Broadband Acquires Big River Broadband and Circle Fiber

May 31, 2023

Telecommunications

i3 Broadband has completed the acquisition of Big River Broadband and its wholly owned subsidiary Circle Fiber, expanding i3's fiber-to-the-home footprint into southeast Missouri. The Peoria-area operator said the deal closed on May 31, 2023 and that it expects to invest an additional $100 million to grow the southeast Missouri market and expand gigabit services.