Rapid Communications was a telecommunications company that provided digital cable, high-speed internet, and telephone service to rural communities in Alabama, Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Washington, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, North Carolina, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Louisiana and Oregon. It was founded in 2002 by Thomas G. Semptimphelter. It served approximately 84,000 customers.

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  • Rapid Communications was a telecommunications company that provided digital cable, high-speed internet, and telephone service to rural communities in Alabama, Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Washington, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, North Carolina, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Louisiana and Oregon. It was founded in 2002 by Thomas G. Semptimphelter. It served approximately 84,000 customers. On December 1, 2008 Shenandoah Telecommunications (Shentel) acquired systems from Rapid Communications in Virginia and West Virginia. Rapid sold its California and Nevada assets to CalNeva Broadband, LLC of Clovis, CA. They own systems in Frazier Park, Chester, Needles, and Winnemucca. It's remaining assets were sold to Reach Broadband, LLC and others were sold to Almega Cable, who filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in April and all its systems are now shut down. It is unknown where its other cable systems were sold to.
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  • Rapid Communications was a telecommunications company that provided digital cable, high-speed internet, and telephone service to rural communities in Alabama, Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Washington, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, North Carolina, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Louisiana and Oregon. It was founded in 2002 by Thomas G. Semptimphelter. It served approximately 84,000 customers.
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