Great Plains Communications owned and operated its fibre backbone and access networks before being merged into Rightfiber in September 2026 (Source).
USA
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About
Great Plains Communications is a US fibre backbone and broadband provider with roots dating back more than a century, serving the southern plains states; it was combined with Ritter Communications by Grain Management to form Rightfiber, completing in September 2026 (Source).
Operator Characteristics
Organization type
ISP
(2026-09-02)
Great Plains Communications sold broadband to US consumers and businesses before being merged into Rightfiber in September 2026 (Source).
Network Operator
(2026-09-02)
Great Plains Communications owned and operated its fibre backbone and access networks before being merged into Rightfiber in September 2026 (Source).
Consolidations
Consolidated into:
Rightfiber USA — announced 2026-06-01; completed 2026-09-02(merged, acquired, dissolved)
Ritter Communications and Great Plains Communications were combined (announced in June 2026) by Grain Management to form Rightfiber, completed 2 September 2026; the merged platform passes over 300,000 FTTP locations (Source), (Source).