Local people. Local network.
Locally owned and headquartered in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
- 70+tower sites
- 200+points of presence
- $15M+invested in our network
- 50+miles of fiber
- 2024WISPA Operator of the Year
Our story
Built one tower at a time.
Crowsnest Broadband started with a single fiber circuit and a single tower. Today our network spans 70+ tower sites and 200+ points of presence across Central Pennsylvania and Western Maryland.
2019
One fiber circuit, one tower, one customer
By July 2019 we had established our first fiber circuit, equipped our first tower and connected our first customer.
2020
Building through the pandemic
As demand for reliable broadband surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, we rapidly expanded our network—building more than 40 tower sites and bringing high-speed Internet to rural communities when connectivity mattered more than ever.
2024
WISPA Operator of the Year
The Wireless Internet Service Providers Association named Crowsnest Broadband its 2024 Operator of the Year.
2025
A new home for Crowsnest
We opened our new headquarters in Altoona, complete with a state-of-the-art data center and 100 Gbps network infrastructure—built to support the next stage of Crowsnest Broadband's growth.
2026
Fiber for rural Blair County*
We expanded our fiber network across Blair County with 70 route miles of new fiber, passing more than 1,000 rural homes and businesses.
*This Project was financed in part by a grant from the federal Department of Treasury, under the administration of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority.
Awards & recognition
2024 WISPA Operator of the Year.
The Wireless Internet Service Providers Association named Crowsnest Broadband its 2024 Operator of the Year. The award was presented at WISPAPALOOZA 2024 in Las Vegas, with much of our team there to accept it.
Our people
The people behind the network.
Crowsnest's own local team climbs the towers, builds the fiber, handles professional installation and supports our customers.
Our team
The people keeping you connected.
Dwayne Zimmerman
Founder
Kendall Heller
Project Manager
Zach States
Technician
Wynn Zimmerman
Tower & Business Technician
Cole Burket
Technician
Kyler States
Technician
Elijah Zimmerman
Sales
Breanna Graham
Administrative Assistant
Mike Shea
Warehouse Manager
Joshua B
Media & IT Specialist
Built for rural Pennsylvania
Towers, rooftops, even farm silos.
Across the region, our equipment sits wherever it best reaches the homes and farms around it, including on local farm silos.
Headquarters
Headquartered in Altoona.
Our headquarters on South Lloyd Street in Altoona brings our team together under one roof, in a building that had sat empty for years.
Community
Local employees. Local support.
Serving thousands of residential customers and 500+ business customers across rural Central Pennsylvania and Western Maryland.