{"id":2,"date":"2016-01-14T18:41:03","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T02:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo10.site\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2024-01-02T19:58:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T00:58:21","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"section diagonal hero\" id=\"section_987890554\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-equal\"  id=\"row-258140660\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1551158274\" class=\"col hero-desc medium-12 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" style=\"margin-bottom:5px;\"><h2 class=\"section-title section-title-normal\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >Residential<\/span><b><\/b><\/h2><\/div>\n<h3>Why Should You Have to Settle for Less?<\/h3>\n<p>From 50Mbps to 1 Gig, get started with the plan that fits you best.<\/p>\n<a href=\"\/residential\/residential-broadband-data-plans\/\" class=\"button primary lowercase\"  style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n    <span>Explore Broadband Packages<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1551158274 > .col-inner {\n  max-width: 670px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-619187367\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_857924890\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:475px;\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"934\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/header-img.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/header-img.png 934w, https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/header-img-800x424.png 800w, https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/header-img-340x180.png 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_857924890 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_987890554 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 252);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section diagonal our-services\" id=\"section_57948838\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  \" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-973850216\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1963178385\" class=\"col pb-0 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" style=\"margin-bottom:0px;\"><h2 class=\"section-title section-title-center\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >Explore<\/span><b><\/b><\/h2><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0;\">Our Resources<\/h3>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1348025214\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1348025214 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"cta-buttons cta-buttons-6\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-button cta-button-1\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/meckelec.smarthub.coop\/ui\/#\/marketing\/serviceLocation\" target=\"_blank\"\t\t\t\t\t   title=\"Check Availability\" aria-label=\"Check Availability (opens in a new tab)\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/check-availability.svg\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-labels\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-label\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Check Availability<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-button cta-button-2\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/residential\/\" \t\t\t\t\t   title=\"Residential\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/residential.svg\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-labels\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-label\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Residential<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-button cta-button-3\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/business-2\/\" \t\t\t\t\t   title=\"Business\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/bussiness.svg\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-labels\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-label\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Business<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-button cta-button-4\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/support-2\/\" \t\t\t\t\t   title=\"Support\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/support-1.svg\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-labels\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-label\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Support<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-button cta-button-5\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/about-us\/fiber-construction\/\" \t\t\t\t\t   title=\"Fiber Construction\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/construction.svg\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-labels\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-label\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fiber Construction<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-button cta-button-6\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/residential\/affordable-connectivity-program\/\" \t\t\t\t\t   title=\"Affordable Connectivity Program\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/lowincomeassistance1-heart-hands-aid-help.svg\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-labels\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-label\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Affordable Connectivity Program<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_57948838 {\n  padding-top: 60px;\n  padding-bottom: 60px;\n}\n#section_57948838 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 252);\n}\n#section_57948838 .section-bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/bg-img.jpg);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section diagonal-section-left\" id=\"section_1252538354\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-equal\"  id=\"row-741418907\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-546081273\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1827985779\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:571px;\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"821\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/iStock-1456857745.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/iStock-1456857745.jpg 821w, https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/iStock-1456857745-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/iStock-1456857745-340x255.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1827985779 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1692078366\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" style=\"margin-bottom:5px;\"><h2 class=\"section-title section-title-normal\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >Business<\/span><b><\/b><\/h2><\/div>\n<h3>Fast internet that meets the needs of today\u2019s businesses!<\/h3>\n<p>EMPOWER brings you the best internet service over Fiber-To-The-Premise.<br \/>\nService availability depends on location.<\/p>\n<a href=\"\/business-2\/\" class=\"button primary lowercase\"  style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n    <span>Business Internet &amp; Phone Service<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1692078366 > .col-inner {\n  max-width: 700px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1252538354 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section diagonal-section-right\" id=\"section_1736882671\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-equal\"  id=\"row-250467018\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1868529861\" class=\"col col-center medium-12 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" style=\"margin-bottom:5px;\"><h2 class=\"section-title section-title-normal\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >PROGRESS FORWARD<\/span><b><\/b><\/h2><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Construction of our Fiber Network Continues<\/h3>\n<p>EMPOWER continues to aggressively build out our fiber network across the service area and our high-speed service is now available to nearly 10,000 homes and businesses with over 4,500 of those locations taking advantage of this terrific service.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/about-us\/fiber-construction\/\" class=\"button primary lowercase\"  style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n    <span>Fiber Construction<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1868529861 > .col-inner {\n  max-width: 658px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-652836387\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-5 medium-col-first\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_123549441\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:571px;\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"807\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aerial-Fiber-Cable-Edited.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aerial-Fiber-Cable-Edited.jpg 807w, https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aerial-Fiber-Cable-Edited-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aerial-Fiber-Cable-Edited-340x255.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 807px) 100vw, 807px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_123549441 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1736882671 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n  background-color: rgb(227, 250, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section broad-band\" id=\"section_801346897\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  \" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-86799129\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-86799129 {\n  padding-top: 80px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row align-center\" style=\"max-width:1000px\" id=\"row-1196466109\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1872486718\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" style=\"margin-bottom:5px;\"><h2 class=\"section-title section-title-center\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >News<\/span><b><\/b><\/h2><\/div>\n<h3>Broadband Buzz<\/h3>\n\t<div id=\"gap-647206574\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-647206574 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\r\n\r\n\t<div class='news-grid row large-columns-3 medium-columns-2 small-columns-1'>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38659\" class=\"col post-item post-38659 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/news-releases\/empower-broadband-accelerates-fiber-construction-in-greensville-county\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"plain \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Greensville-County-administrators-IMG_5676-800x599.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Greensville-County-administrators-IMG_5676-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Greensville-County-administrators-IMG_5676-1600x1199.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Greensville-County-administrators-IMG_5676-340x255.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Greensville-County-administrators-IMG_5676-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Greensville-County-administrators-IMG_5676-2048x1534.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"published-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>April 15, 2024<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">EMPOWER Broadband Accelerates Fiber Construction in Greensville County<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><!-- .link -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .col-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38596\" class=\"col post-item post-38596 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/news-releases\/empower-broadband-reaches-5000th-customer\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"plain \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/EMPOWER-home-install-800x370.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/EMPOWER-home-install-800x370.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/EMPOWER-home-install-1600x739.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/EMPOWER-home-install-340x157.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/EMPOWER-home-install-1536x710.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/EMPOWER-home-install-2048x946.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"published-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>January 3, 2024<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">EMPOWER Broadband Reaches 5000th Customer<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><!-- .link -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .col-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38267\" class=\"col post-item post-38267 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/news-releases\/empower-receives-funding-for-fiber-internet-to-4800-southside-addresses\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"plain \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230209_103840-800x451.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"EMPOWER Receives Funding for Fiber Internet to 4800\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230209_103840-800x451.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230209_103840-1600x902.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230209_103840-340x192.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230209_103840-1536x866.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.empowermec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230209_103840.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"published-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>May 30, 2023<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">EMPOWER Receives Funding for Fiber Internet to 4800 Southside Addresses<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><!-- .link -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .col-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"stack-3249136325\" class=\"stack stack-row justify-center items-stretch\">\n\t\t\n<a href=\"\/news\/\" class=\"button primary\"  >\n    <span>Additional 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}\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section diagonal connect\" id=\"section_945628560\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1100015355\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1100015355 {\n  padding-top: 80px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row align-center\" style=\"max-width:900px\" id=\"row-1282638990\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-318729468\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" style=\"margin-bottom:5px;\"><h2 class=\"section-title section-title-center\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >Who Are We<\/span><b><\/b><\/h2><\/div>\n<h3>By the Numbers<\/h3>\n\t<div id=\"gap-2039258741\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-2039258741 {\n  padding-top: 15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>EMPOWER Broadband Inc., is a wholly-owned broadband subsidiary of Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative (MEC), providing middle-mile capacity, retail high-speed internet service, as well as voice over IP telephony, high-speed data services, and advanced cloud-based solutions throughout portions of Southside Virginia and northern North Carolina.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row facts\"  id=\"row-778262648\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1473638258\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center dark\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3><span class=\"count-up\">2226<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Lines of Voice Service<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-712728448\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center dark\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3><span class=\"count-up\">893<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>DSL 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