TULSA — Ritter Communications, the largest privately held broadband provider serving the South, is expanding its high-capacity long-haul fiber network from Little Rock, Arkansas , to Tulsa , Oklahoma.

The fiber build is part of a 20-year contract award with a strategic hyperscaler partner. The network will also provide next-generation services to new and existing markets along the route, expanding Ritter’s network to its seventh state. The build will include more than 280 miles of underground multi-conduit systems and high-strand count fiber cables.

“This network build connects two growing markets and is designed to address the demand we are seeing for residential and commercial services along with customized infrastructure solutions that support our hyperscaler partner’s artif

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