PUDs providing telecommunications services Benton | Chelan | Clallam | Douglas | Franklin | Grant Grays Harbor | Jefferson | Kitsap | Lewis | Mason #3 Okanogan | Pacific | Pend Oreille | Skagit Connecting our CommunitiesWidely available and reliable access to broadband service is important to our state’s economic health, access to education and essential services, and quality of life. Public utility districts play an important role in connecting communities by providing access to high-speed broadband service. In 2000, PUDs were granted the authority to help bridge the digital divide by providing wholesale telecommunications services. PUDs deploy high-speed, robust broadband fiber and offer at-cost, open access to the fiber on a nondiscriminatory basis. In 2021 PUD authority was expanded by the legislature to include retail telecommunications service. Fast Facts (based on 2021 data)
  Formed by members of the Washington PUD Association, NoaNet offers long-haul transport and last-mile access to wholesale communication providers within a substantial portion of the Pacific Northwest. More about NoaNet  WPUDA is a member of the U.S. Broadband Coalition, dedicated to enabling America's broadband future More about the U.S. Broadband Coalition Members OnlyLOGIN HERE |
