Affordable Broadband in the Southern Tier - Southern Tier Network
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Trusted in the Southern Tier for over 14 years.

Home Internet Service
Want faster, more reliable internet at home?

STN builds the local fiber network that connects our communities. You choose the internet provider that’s right for you, with more options, better prices, and the speed your household needs.

See when fiber is coming to your neighborhood.

Enterprise Service
Need secure, high-capacity connectivity for your organization?
STN delivers dark and lit fiber solutions built for enterprise. Serving business, medical, education, finance, manufacturing, and government clients. Our network is designed for moving massive amounts of data with speed and reliability, all with a focus on security. Click to explore how STN can power your operations.

Open-access fiber

 

Think of STN as the road and your internet provider as the car you choose to drive on it.

STN builds and maintains the fiber network. Multiple internet companies can use that same network to offer service to homes and businesses.

That means you aren’t limited to one internet company. You can choose the provider, price, and service that works best for you.

  • More choice
    Choose from multiple internet providers instead of being limited to just one.
  • Better prices
    When providers compete for your business, you have more options on price.
  • Better service
    Competition gives providers another reason to offer reliable internet and helpful customer service.
  • More homes connected
    A shared fiber network makes it easier to bring internet service to rural and underserved areas.
  • A network built for the future
    One strong fiber network can serve the community for years to come.
Lets Connect

Jeff Gasper

A Message from the CEO

“Following on the success of our ConnectALL pilot project in Nichols, NY, Southern Tier Network will be able to provide open-access networks directly to residential customers in our region. We’re excited about what this means for families and small businesses in rural towns across the Southern Tier.”

STN isn't just for businesses anymore.

For years, Southern Tier Network has provided fiber services to businesses and organizations across the region.

Now we’re bringing that same fiber network to homes.

See if STN fiber is coming to your community.

STN Is Looking for an outside plant fiber splicer(Click Here to learn more)

Regional Information

Southern Tier Network Regional Info

STN serves eight counties within the Southern Tier of New York, including Allegany, Broome, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins and Yates. These counties are centrally located within a four-hour drive of many large metropolitan areas (Buffalo, Rochester, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, NYC, Syracuse, Albany and Toronto).

  • Population – 608,517
  • Median Age – 40.5
  • Median Income – $53,535
  • Major Industries – Education, Healthcare, Tourism/Hospitality and Manufacturing

Economic Development

STN collaborates with government and nonprofit economic development agencies to promote economic growth. Economic developers in the region recognize the importance of fiber based, broadband infrastructure to support and attract businesses and social services within the region. STN can facilitate and coordinate meetings with all of the following primary regional development organizations.

Southern Tier Central (STC) and Southern Tier 8 (ST8):

Regional Planning Boards work with local government, economic and community development organizations and human services agencies to identify issues and provide solutions that will improve the economy, the environment and the quality of life for the region.  STC and ST8 help to distribute federal funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Economic Development Administration (both sources which have successfully funded broadband). STC helped to create Southern Tier Network in 2011 and provides continued administrative support in the way of grant writing and strategic planning.

Regional Planning Boards are available to assist potential customers find funding and plan for fiber builds or necessary broadband infrastructure expansion.  Regional Planning Boards are also one of the best resources for assembling partners within the community to achieve common goals.

Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs):

Each county’s Industrial Development Agency (IDA) and the Regional Economic Development & Energy Corporation (REDEC) understand and can help solve the needs of incoming and existing businesses.  Tight partnerships between STN and these organizations differentiates our region and has enabled us to attract businesses, create new jobs and provide critical healthcare, remote learning and supportive distance worker infrastructure that makes our region so attractive!

Our Counties

County government within the Southern Tier region have acknowledged broadband infrastructure and the need for competitive, high quality, reliable, internet as a priority for the region. County governments have been integral in the creation of Southern Tier Network and assists in the planning for and development of new fiber builds.