Metro Communications to acquire the Southern Illinois assets from Clearwave Fiber from Cable On.

Metro Communications, a regional fiber-optic network operator, agreed to acquire the Southern Illinois assets of Clearwave Fiber, a provider of advanced broadband and fiber-based services, from Cable On, broadband communications provider. Financial terms were not disclosed. “The Clearwave team has a long tradition of building and providing reliable network and most importantly, of serving customers across Southern Illinois. The origins of Clearwave and Metro as early rural fiber CLECs are an ideal foundation on which to continue building Enterprise and FTTH services. Businesses and Consumers demand reliability and value from their chosen communications provider and this transaction will support our efforts to better deliver on that promise through scale and an experienced team of professionals,” Zak Horn, Metro Communications CEO.