MANSFIELD, Pa. (Feb. 4, 2021) — The Federal Communications Commission has awarded Tri-Co Connections, the broadband internet subsidiary of Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative, $1.1 million in annual support for 10 years to bring fiber-optic internet service to portions of Potter, Tioga, Bradford and Lycoming counties. The funding was awarded through the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction, which took place in November. Tri-Co Connections began deploying its fiber-optic system in 2019 as part of a 6-year project to make…

MANSFIELD, Pa. (Dec. 2, 2020) — Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative will be returning $750,000 in capital credits to members and former members of the cooperative beginning in December. The Tri-County board of directors voted in October to approve the retirement of capital credits allocated to members’ accounts in 1989 and 2019. Current Tri-County members who received electric service from the cooperative in the retirement years will receive a credit on their December electric bills. Inactive Tri-County members entitled to a…

WELLSBORO, Pa. (Oct. 1, 2020) — Tri-County REC and Tri-Co Connections teamed up to host a charity golf outing in September that raised $20,000 for two Potter County organizations dedicated to providing outdoor experiences to disabled military veterans. At the conclusion of the inaugural Tri-County REC & Tri-Co Connections Charity Golf Tournament, held Monday, Sept. 21, at Tyoga Country Club in Wellsboro, Tri-County President & CEO Craig Eccher, and Bill Gerski, senior vice president of business development for Tri-Co Connections,…

MANSFIELD, Pa. (Aug. 18, 2020) — Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative and CoBank have teamed up to award $5,000 to The Salvation Army to provide assistance to struggling families and individuals throughout Bradford County. A $2,500 donation from Tri-County, matched by a $2,500 donation from CoBank, one the cooperative’s lenders, will support efforts to provide food, rental and energy assistance to economically challenged families within The Salvation Army’s Northeastern Pennsylvania region. “We really appreciate Tri-County’s support,” said Michael Cipilewski, regional manager…