Since beginning construction on the Pella Fiber network nearly one year ago, the City of Pella and its contractors have made significant progress on installing the nearly 75 miles of fiber optic lines necessary for this project. The testing phase is well underway,...

Now that spring has returned to central Iowa, work has resumed on the Pella Fiber network!  Crews continue to install underground conduit and fiber in the primary rights of way as well as fiber service lines to individual homes and businesses. We are putting the...

The City of Pella and UnityPoint Health – Grinnell Regional Medical Center (GRMC) recently entered into an agreement that will allow the City’s telecommunications utility to connect to GRMC’s internet and video provider at the Grinnell hospital’s facilities. This...

Construction crews with Excel Utility Contractors and their subcontractors are hard at work on the Pella Fiber network! The equipment shown in this photo is a directional boring machine (manufactured by Pella's own Vermeer!). This machine pushes its way underground...

Two years ago, Pella citizens overwhelmingly approved forming Pella Fiber with a 92% support level.   This past April the Pella City Council approved a construction contract with Excel Utility to construct a fiber optic network within our community.   This network...

The City of Pella’s telecommunications initiative, Pella Fiber, is now taking signups for site surveys—the first step in bringing fast, reliable fiber optic technology to local homes and businesses. Site surveys, as well as the fiber drop installation needed to get...