Utah Broadband buys Strawberry Communications

Utah Broadband, a majority owned subsidiary of Boston Omaha Corp., has acquired the Internet service business of Park City-based Strawberry Communications. The deal includes all fiber and wireless Internet assets and subscriber agreements in Park City and the Heber Valley.

“We are excited to carry on Strawberry’s tradition of great service to its customers,” said Steven McGhie, Utah Broadband founder and CEO. “Leveraging their fiber and wireless assets will complement our extensive network in these markets.”{mprestriction ids="1,3"}

Strawberry Communications was founded in 2014 by Jon Hagen.

“Steven McGhie and I have been talking about this for several months and feel it will provide great synergy between our companies and a great opportunity to continue to deploy the latest technology to our customers,” said Hagen.

“The Strawberry Communications team has built robust networks capable of scaling within and outside of their current footprints,” said Adam Peterson, co-CEO of Boston Omaha. “Additionally, their history of delighting customers by providing exceptional service made them a natural fit into our fiber-to-the-home strategy throughout western rural communities and beyond.”

Utah Broadband was founded over 20 years ago by McGhie. It is currently deploying fiber and wireless service in seven counties along the Wasatch Front and Wasatch Back portions of Utah.{/mprestriction}