WOW! Business, which has steadily been buidling up its channel partner program and recently added Telecom Brokerage Inc. (TBI) as a master agent partner, has added Anne Arundel County, Md. to its growing service area.
WOW! will offer Internet, voice, data and cloud services to businesses in Annapolis, Pasadena, Millersville and other parts of the county nearest its 200-plus mile coaxial and fiber-optic network. It is entering the market through a majority ownership interest in Broadstripe, a Millersville-based cable operator that has been serving the local residential market for more than 20 years. WOW! Business will become the operator of business services in the market. while Broadstripe will continue to serve residential customers.
With the addition of Anne Arundel County, WOW! Business now serves 19 markets in 11 states, including Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Tampa and other major cities.
“The ongoing commitment to economic development and businesses in Anne Arundel County is phenomenal, from family-owned small businesses to large corporations, and presents WOW! Business with an ideal market opportunity in a key strategic state for us,” said Brad Cheedle, senior vice president of WOW!. “We’re excited about entering the Maryland market and look forward to offering SMB, enterprise, telecommunication carriers and government customers a variety of communications and cloud services delivered over our local fiber and cable networks, backed by local customer support.”