Rural Wireless Consolidation: Nsight Buys Spectrum from Three Rural Carriers

Three small telecommunication service providers based in northern Wisconsin have agreed to sell spectrum licenses to Nsight. Also based in Wisconsin, Nsight is a rural telecommunication service provider that owns Cellcom, a wireless network operator that has had considerably greater success in the wireless market than some other rural operators. Among other things, Cellcom is a Verizon LTE in Rural America partner, which gives the company nationwide coverage and easier access to the latest wireless devices.

The three companies selling spectrum are Norvado, an affiliate of Chequamegon Communications Cooperative; 24-7 Telcom, an affiliate of West Wisconsin Telcom Cooperative; and Mosaic Telecom, an affiliate of Chibardun Telephone Cooperative. The spectrum involved is in the AWS and 700 MHz bands.