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Communications - Friday, September 21, 2007

Rural Broadband's Conterra Raises $41M

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At a time when big cities are throwing in the towel on municipal wireless services, companies that are bringing the real internet to America's heartland have been going gang-busters serving business in rural areas as well as consumers. Charlotte, NC-based Conterra Ultra Broadband has raised $41M in a round led by an undisclosed financier. Also participating were DukeNet Communications (subsidiary of Duke Energy).

Conterra sells its boadband connections and wide area networks to education, healthcare, business, government, and carrier customers in under served communities.

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