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2026 Atomic Fiber groundbreaking

Tote bag with the words Atomic Fiber on it in the foreground, with a speaker in front of an audience in the background. — Council Chair Ryti giving remarks

Groundbreaking ceremony agenga

Banner that reads Atomic Fiber atomicfiber.net — Atomic Fiber banner

Two rows of white hard hats with Atomic Fiber on the front of each — Hard hats and vests

Crowd of people standing around and talking with each other. — Crowd mingling before the event

Two construction vehicles with a banner strung between them and a bunch of shovels on a ground. — Banner, ceremonial earth, shovels, and hard hats

People standing under a tent with the words XMission Internet on it. — People talking the XMission Internet booth, one of the four ISPs

A man talking into a microphone — Deputy County Manager Juan Rael speaking

A man talking into a microphone with the banner behind him that reads Atomic Fiber — Deputy County Manager Juan Rael speaking

A woman and a man stand under a small tent that reads XMission — One of the four ISPs, XMission Internet

Crowd members clapping — Crowd applauding the speakers

Seated crowd members clapping — Crowd applauding the speakers

Three men stand in front of a vehicle that has LANet on the side. — One of the four ISPs, LANet

A man talking into a microphone — Council Chair Ryti addresses the audience

A man talking into a microphone with the banner that reads Atomic Fiber behind him. — Council Chair Ryti addresses the audience

A man talking into a microphone with the banner that reads Atomic Fiber in the background — Brian Hollister, CEO of Bonfire, addresses the crowd

Crowd listening to a speaker — Crowd listening to the speakers

A row of people wearing hard hats and yellow safety vests and holding golden shovels. — Ceremonial groundbreaking team waiting

Three people stand under a shade tent. — One of the four ISPs, Intellipop

A row of people wearing hard hats and yellow safety vests while holding gold shovels. — Ceremonial groundbreaking team waiting

Row of people dig into the sand with gold shovels. — People take the first ceremonial dig of the ground

Row of people tossing sand into the air around the ceremonial groundbreaking dig. — People take the first ceremonial dig of the ground

People wearing hard hats and yellow safety vests standing and smile in front of the banner that reads Atomic Fiber. — Members of the groundbreaking team

People wearing hard hats and yellow safety vests smile and laugh. — Members of the groundbreaking team

Three people stand in front of the banner that reads Atomic Fiber atomicfiber.net — Members of Bonfire after the event

A group of people stand in front of the banner that reads Atomic Fiber. — Members of Bonfire after the event

Three men stand in front of the banner that reads Atomic Fiber. — Regional fiber network managers after the ceremony

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