Connect Champaign County Rural Fiber Project Neighborhood Event
Schedule
Tue Jun 09 2026 at 05:30 pm to 07:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Ford-Harris Park | Urbana, IL
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For years, people said true fiber optic internet in rural Champaign County would never happen.Now it is. 🚧🌎
Construction on the CONNECT Champaign County fiber network is officially underway, and we want to invite you to come meet the team making it happen.
Join us at our FREE groundbreaking event and meet the engineers, construction crews, fiber installers, and community partners working every day to bring future-proof internet infrastructure to places many providers overlooked for decades.
This is more than faster internet — it’s about creating new opportunities for families, farms, students, businesses, and entire rural communities for generations to come!
📍 Ford-Harris Park – 1506 E Ford Harris Rd., Urbana
📅 Tuesday, June 9
⏰ 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Fun and Information for the whole family:
🚜 Touch-a-Truck
🔬 Splice Your Own Fiber
🎯 Games & Prizes
🍔 Free Food & Drinks
🤝 Meet the Fiber Install Team
🎉 Enter to win a FREE month of Volo Fiber Internet!
Come see the equipment. Interact with the technology. Meet the people. Learn how this 110-mile fiber backbone is being built right here in Champaign County.
Volo.net Internet + Tech
Good neighbors. Great fiber.
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Where is it happening?
Ford-Harris Park, Urbana, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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