Waldo Broadband Corporation

Member Towns

Freedom, Liberty, Montville, Palermo and Searsmont

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The Waldo Broadband Corporation (WBC) partnership grant between the Maine Connectivity Authority and Direct Communications was approved in June 2024. The contractual completion date is October 15, 2026,.

WBC residents who sign up during this time period will have the $100 installation waived.

All inquiries about the status of the build, installation schedule and services should be directed to Direct Communication.

A Message from Direct Communication

“As part of our agreement with the WBC board, we will make sure that each of the five project towns — starting with Freedom — has a portion of its construction completed, with customers online by the end of 2025. This means you’ll begin to see work happening in your town soon, as we move steadily through each community to meet this milestone. While the initial focus is to get each town partially connected by the end of the year, please know that we remain fully committed to completing the full build-out in every town as quickly and efficiently as possible. We appreciate your continued support and patience as we work to bring high-speed internet access to every corner of your community.”

WBC will continue to act in an advisory (watchdog) role during the build phase. WBC will also, in its non-profit role, promote opportunities for community education and additional grants to serve the community needs once the network is completed.

Check out our FAQs page for lots of good information.

Currently over 95 miles of strand and over 35 miles of Fiber have been installed. All four Digital Loop Connectors (Pictured above) have been or are in the process of being installed..

Project Summary and Status as of August 2025

● Grant Awarded December 2023 - $10,867,737

  • Total Financial Commitment (Direct Communications)- $4,517,000

  • Total Cost of Project - $15,384,737

● Contract Negotiations (Completed)

● Permitting/Make Ready - (Completed)

  • Pole Surveys (7211 poles) (Completed)

● Pre-orders (Ongoing)

● Construction Planning and Steps (Complete)

  • Design (Complete)

  • Field Surveys (Complete)

  • Engineering (Complete)

  • Permitting (Complete)

Construction Phases (Ongoing)

1. Mainline Cable Installation (In Progress 33% Completed)

2. Mainline Splicing (In Progress)

3. Mainline Roads to Secondary Roads

  1. Cabinet Installation & Splicing (In Progress)

  2. Secondary Road Splicing (In Progress)

4. Pole to Home Cable Run (Drop Wire)

5. Homeside Splicing

6. Scheduling Installs

  • ONT Installation & Service Activation