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LiveOak Fiber secures $425 million to expand high-speed internet

The fiber internet provider, which serves parts of Northwest Florida, plans to use the funding to accelerate its network build-out across the Southeast.

LiveOak Fiber, which provides service in parts of Northwest Florida, has secured a $425 million credit facility to fuel continued expansion of its all-fiber internet network across Florida and Georgia.

  • The funding will support the company’s build-out of its fiber-to-the-home network across existing and planned markets in the Southeast. The company provides high-speed fiber internet to homes, businesses and multi-tenant communities.

“LiveOak Fiber has achieved rapid expansion in a short period of time,” said Shane Schilling, CEO of LiveOak Fiber. “What differentiates LiveOak Fiber is our fiercely local operating model. We have full-time local teams on the ground delivering installation, support, and community engagement, and with this new funding, we are positioned to accelerate our build-out and continue gaining momentum across our footprint.”

The company says its local approach sets it apart, with full-time teams living and working in the communities it serves. LiveOak Fiber has created more than 150 jobs and is a certified Great Place to Work.

  • “This investment enables us to continue to drive lasting value while consistently delivering a premium customer experience across our markets,” said Steve Smith, Founder and Chief Revenue Officer of LiveOak Fiber.
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“We’re proud of the platform we’ve built alongside LiveOak Fiber,” said Filip Guz, a partner at InfraRed Capital Partners. “This additional capital is a strong signal of confidence in the team and reinforces LiveOak as a fully integrated growth engine with substantial long-term value.”

The company says its infrastructure is designed to serve communities for decades, supporting everything from remote work and smart home technology to business productivity and evolving AI applications.

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  1. Make sure you get any promises from them in writing and save it. They’ve screwed a lot of people on their price lock for life guarantee. I was promised this and they raised my rates. Had nothing in writing because I conducted my business on the phone when I set it up. They’re no different than Cox. Price is cheap now but in a few years they’ll be just as expensive.

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