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Castle Rock this beautiful morning!

🌲 SW Washington Althea Network | 2025 Recap & 2026 Look Ahead 🌲

As we wrap up 2025, we want to take a moment to reflect on what has been an exciting and meaningful year for the SW Washington Althea Network—and to share what’s coming next.

This year, we were proud to continue our valued partnership with Lewis County Public Utility District as part of their open access broadband program, helping bring locally focused, high-quality internet options to our communities. We’re strong believers in open access and local choice, and this partnership continues to be a cornerstone of that mission.

We were also excited to welcome the SkyPath network into the Althea family, expanding our footprint throughout Cowlitz County. This acquisition allows us to invest further in local infrastructure while continuing to serve customers with the care and responsiveness they expect from a community-based provider.

In 2025, we also began expanding our work in bringing high-speed internet to local apartment complexes, helping more residents access reliable, affordable connectivity right where they live.
Looking ahead to 2026, we’re gearing up for the next phase of growth and upgrades. We plan to enhance our wireless network with new cellular gear and explore next-generation technologies in the 6 GHz and 60 GHz bands—all aimed at improving speed, reliability, and coverage across our service areas.
Most importantly, we want to say thank you to our customers. Your trust and support make it possible for us to keep building locally owned, resilient internet infrastructure here in Southwest Washington.
💬 Interested in joining our network or learning more about supporting a local provider?
Send us a message—we’d love to talk.
Here’s to staying connected, local, and looking forward to a strong 2026 together!

Hey folks, We have a tower radio that is being very uncooperative, it services a lot of Castle Rock downtown and west. Its been on and off since last night but we are working on it. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Hey Folks, we have some funny business going on with the network we are diagnosing currently. If you're having any interruptions shoot us a text or email.

Hello Everyone!
If you haven't heard we are all about to experience an extreme weather event, a "Bomb Cyclone" which is a new one for me, how about you? I am sure you can imagine that Wet, Cold, and exceptionally Windy is the devil for above ground electronics devices.
I can assume there will be some power outages, We have battery backups on the main towers but they only last a few hours. Be sure your personal generators, and batteries are topped up too!
WARNING: Due to the high wind, if there is an issue on the tower I cannot climb it. We due have the capabilities to get to the tower so if it is something we can fix we will but that high up at 40-65 mph wind gusts is a recipe for disaster.
Stay Safe Out There!