Yesterday, NTS announced that it has connected its first fiber customer in Ponchatoula, Louisiana. The company has had a presence in Louisiana since April 2013, when it began connecting customers throughout the state. The Louisiana network expansion is being funded by a portion of approximately $100 million in federal stimulus funding.

When completed, NTS’ fiber network in Louisiana is expected to include the Hammond, Ponchatoula, Natalbany, Tickfaw, Independence, and Amite. In addition, a wireless service extension overlay will also bring advanced broadband services to towns in the St. Helena, Washington, and Tangipahoa Parishes.

This wave of NTS’ build out, which originally began in Texas, is expected to add about 11,500 fiber passings to the company’s network. This will bring the company’s total FTTP passings to approximately 53,000.

Guy Nissenson, Chairman, NTS’s President and CEO, commented, “We are pleased to have begun adding customers in our newest market, Ponchatoula, Louisiana. We’ve seen strong adoption rates for our high speed triple play offering in Hammond, Louisiana, and we look forward to bringing advanced broadband to more customers in Ponchatoula during the coming weeks. We continue to make solid progress building out the rest of our markets in southeastern Louisiana.”

For more information on NTS and its expanding network, please visit www.ntscom.com

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