Bridging the Digital Divide: Why Rural Broadband Advocacy Matters
As a rural telecommunications provider, YK Communications understands the importance of not just providing high-speed fiber internet, voice services, and security services to its residential and commercial customers but also being an active member of the community and an advocate for rural broadband.YK Communications believes that every community deserves equal access to the digital world. […]
A High School Senior’s Roadmap to Success: Navigating the Final Stretch with YK Communications
As the sun sets on your high school years, the road ahead may seem both exciting and nerve-wracking. But fear not, dear high school seniors, because YK Communications is here to help you chart your course to success! We believe in investing in our communities, and that includes supporting the bright minds of tomorrow. So, […]
Local Service Providers Make Big Impacts in Small Towns
When choosing a rural broadband service provider, it is important to consider all the ways local service providers make big impacts in small towns. Our experience is in providing telecommunications services (high-speed internet, security, and voice services) to Ganado, Louise, El Campo, Danevang, and Markham, Texas, so our decades of community involvement prepare us for […]
Emergency Services & Access to Rural Broadband
If we have learned anything throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been just how important those digital connections are to our way of life. Whether it was working remote or virtual classrooms, rural areas struggled or succeeded, in part, based on the availability of high-speed internet access in their area. Outside the home, another sector […]
The Young Family Foundation Awards 2021 Scholarships
The Young Family Foundation — the nonprofit organization founded by the owning family of YK Communications — proudly announces its 2021 scholarship recipients. These six students reside in the YK Communications broadband Internet and voice service area and recently graduated from high school. Each plans to attend an accredited college or vocational school located in […]
Will 5G Replace Rural Internet Connections?
As the big name carriers all race to offer the first-of-its-kind 5G network, there’s a lot of buzz about the technology. Some policymakers talk as if 5G will replace rural internet. We’re here to dispel some myths and explain what this means for our customers and service areas. What is 5G? 5G is the 5th […]
YK Communications Partners With El Campo ISD on Fiber Project to Benefit School, Students, and the Community
YK Communications is currently building a private fiber project for El Campo ISD to connect the following campuses: Hutchins Elementary, Myatt Elementary, Northside Elementary, El Campo High School, and the administrative offices. This project, scheduled to be completed by the end of July 2019, will allow for more bandwidth between campuses and enable El Campo […]
What We Love About Being A Rural Service Provider in Texas
It would surprise some residents of Houston, Austin, and San Antonio that small, family-owned rural telecommunications companies like YK Communications even exist anymore. When cities are filled with billboards and radio ads touting “the big guys,” it’s easy for the hometown rural service providers on the outskirts of the metropolitan areas to be heard. That […]
Ganado, TX Organizations Receive Over $16,500 In Young Family Foundation Grants
Each year, the Young Family Foundation accepts grant applications from throughout the YK Communications service area and carefully selects recipients for community grants. The Young Family Foundation is pleased to announce the 2018 recipients, including those from Ganado, TX:
El Campo Organizations Receive Over $17,000 In Young Family Foundation Grants
Each year, the Young Family Foundation accepts grant applications from throughout the YK Communications service area and carefully selects recipients for community grants. The Young Family Foundation is pleased to announce the 2018 recipients, including those from El Campo, TX: