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TELECOMMUNICATIONS 2025: FRENCH, CHRISTOPHER E.
CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO, SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS SHENTEL, EDINBURG
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 2025: FRENCH, CHRISTOPHER E.
CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO, SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS SHENTEL, EDINBURG
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
In April 2024, Shentel completed its acquisition of Horizon Telcom, a commercial fiber provider, for $385 million. The combined company has approximately 15,400 fiber route miles across seven states. Shentel rebranded the Horizon commercial and residential fiber businesses to Glo Fiber.
Shentel’s 2024 revenue increased 21.9%, to $328.1 million, mostly due to $47.7 million of revenues earned in the newly acquired Horizon markets.
Glo Fiber provides services to approximately 363,000 homes and businesses. Shentel plans to expand the Glo Fiber line to approximately 600,000 homes and business passings by the end of 2026.
In March 2024, Shentel sold its tower portfolio to Vertical Bridge for $310.3 million in cash.
French has served as president of the company since 1988 and has been a member and chairman of its board since 1996. A double graduate of the University of Virginia with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and an MBA, he serves on the board of directors for The Virginia Foundation for Community College Education.
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