Embarq’s telecom equipment division, Embarq Logistics, has teamed up with fiber-optic networking supplier, Wave7, to deploy a FTTP (fiber-to-the-premises) network for Long Lines customers in South Sioux City, Nebraska.

The new network will allow Long Lines an independent telephone and internet provider serving parts of Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota to offer a complete triple-play bundle of voice, high-speed data, and RF video services in the Sioux City area, beginning sometime next month.

This marks our first foray into FTTP, in which we have become increasingly interested over the last several months to improve our service bundles and increase available bandwidth to end users, said Long Lines COO, Paul Bergmann, in a company statement. Long Lines’ business plan is focused on building the communication infrastructure needed to attract economic development.