Skip to main content

Search form

Outage Map
Contact Us
My Account
Get Beacon Broadband!
Home
  • Member Resources
    • Member Services
      • Online Account & Mobile App
      • Payment Methods
      • Pre-Pay Power
      • Rate Schedule
      • Member Benefits
      • Energy Assistance
      • Round-Up Program
      • New Electric Service
  • About Us
    • About Us
      • About Your Co-Op
      • Management Team
      • Service Area
      • Office Locations
      • Our Power Source
      • Capital Credits
      • Charitable Giving
      • Careers
      • Contact Us
    • Governance
      • Board of Directors
      • Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
      • Policies
      • Annual Meeting
      • CCEC Annual Report
  • Outages & Safety
    • Outages
      • Outage Center
      • Outage Map
      • Public Safety Power Shutoff
    • Safety
      • Electrical Safety
      • Wildfire Mitigation
      • Tree Trimming Requests
      • Call Before You Dig
  • Rebates & Programs
    • Rebate Programs
    • Energy Conservation
    • Home Efficiency Tool
    • Net Metering
    • Electric Vehicles
      • EV Charging Program
  • Community
    • Cooperative News
      • Recent News
      • Ruralite Magazine
      • Scam Awareness
    • Community
      • Coos-Curry Electric Charitable Foundation
        • Financial Peace University
        • Luck of the Draw Scholarship Application
        • CCECF Bright Ideas Grant
      • CCEC Kid's Corner
        • Safety Demonstrations
      • Youth Tour
      • CCEC Scholarships
      • Heroes Among Us
Menu

Beacon Broadband Facts and Feasibility

Monday | May 1, 2023
All News

Construction of the Beacon Broadband fiber optic network is picking up speed. It was exciting to recently celebrate the connection of our 500th subscriber. In June, we expect to reach 1,000 subscribers. By the end of summer, construction will move north beyond Brookings and Harbor.

Response from subscribers is overwhelmingly positive. Beacon Broadband represents a serious commitment by Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative, and we respect the concerns voiced by some members. However, it seems some concerns expressed in recent letters to the editor stem from incorrect information. I hope to address some misunderstandings with correct information.

The consultants who prepared the broadband project feasibility study in 2019 projected a two-year buildout, which we knew to be unrealistic in our rugged coastal terrain. Therefore, based on CCEC’s knowledge and experience, construction of the fiber network was planned to take three to five years. Full-scale construction started in October 2021.

The feasibility study estimated construction costs of $45 million. Again, based on CCEC’s local construction experience, we revised the estimate construction costs to $60 million. As part of the CCEC board resolution authorizing construction of the fiber network, the board authorized staff to seek borrowing up to $60 million to finance construction. CoBank has partnered with BBI to provide lending for construction up to the board-authorized $60 million. To date, BBI has borrowed $20 million from CoBank at a 5.6% annual interest rate on a 30-year term.

BBI seeks every available grant funding opportunity to offset the need for borrowing.

We are awaiting the results of two grant applications totaling about $9 million. Much more grant funding available through federal and state broadband programs will be open for application soon.

When construction is complete, the network will pass approximately 20,000 addresses.

The BBI fiber network will be available to every CCEC member and to some nearby areas, including Langlois, the outskirts of Bandon and Powers. Of the addresses passed, we project about 8,000 will subscribe to BBI services. BBI is meeting subscription targets based on the addresses passed to date and projected new subscribers in those areas.

Despite the headwinds from the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain shortages, inflation and a difficult labor market, the BBI team is finding innovative solutions to keep the project on track. Our subscribers are thrilled to finally have access to a broadband experience that enables education, business and health care opportunities previously out of reach. We are proud to be a part of America’s rural cooperative network enhancing lives right here on Oregon’s south coast!

Back to Top

Mailing Address

Coos- Curry Electric Cooperative, Inc.

PO BOX 4279

Brookings, OR 97415

Office Hours

Monday through Thursday

8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Phone Numbers

24/7 Outage & Information:

(866) 352-9044

Member Services:

(541) 332-3931

 

Follow Us

©2025 Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative. A Touchstone Energy Cooperative

  • Member Resources
    • Member Services
      • Online Account & Mobile App
      • Payment Methods
      • Pre-Pay Power
      • Rate Schedule
      • Member Benefits
      • Energy Assistance
      • Round-Up Program
      • New Electric Service
  • About Us
    • About Us
      • About Your Co-Op
      • Management Team
      • Service Area
      • Office Locations
      • Our Power Source
      • Capital Credits
      • Charitable Giving
      • Careers
      • Contact Us
    • Governance
      • Board of Directors
      • Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
      • Policies
      • Annual Meeting
      • CCEC Annual Report
  • Outages & Safety
    • Outages
      • Outage Center
      • Outage Map
      • Public Safety Power Shutoff
    • Safety
      • Electrical Safety
      • Wildfire Mitigation
      • Tree Trimming Requests
      • Call Before You Dig
  • Rebates & Programs
    • Rebate Programs
    • Energy Conservation
    • Home Efficiency Tool
    • Net Metering
    • Electric Vehicles
      • EV Charging Program
  • Community
    • Cooperative News
      • Recent News
      • Ruralite Magazine
      • Scam Awareness
    • Community
      • Coos-Curry Electric Charitable Foundation
        • Financial Peace University
        • Luck of the Draw Scholarship Application
        • CCECF Bright Ideas Grant
      • CCEC Kid's Corner
        • Safety Demonstrations
      • Youth Tour
      • CCEC Scholarships
      • Heroes Among Us