EVEREST, KS — Rainbow Communications will be featured in an upcoming segment of the television series All Access with Andy Garcia, highlighting the importance of rural broadband and the impact of fiber-optic technology on local communities.
Distribution to Public Television affiliates nationally is anticipated to begin the week of March 30, 2026. Additionally, a broadcast commercial piece featuring Rainbow Communications will air regionally on major news networks, including CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, Fox News, Fox Business, Headline News, TLC, Travel Channel, and Discovery, between March 9 and March 31, 2026, during peak and prime-time hours.
Both the segment on All Access and the commercial explore the challenges and opportunities surrounding broadband access in rural America and showcase how local leadership plays a critical role in ensuring communities are not left behind in today’s digital economy.
Rainbow representatives appearing in the segment include:
• Jason Smith, General Manager/CEO
• Angie Kreider, Director of Business Development
• Trudy Wischropp, Rainbow board member
The programs examine the financial realities of building fiber networks in low-density areas, the long-term value of fiber-optic infrastructure, and how cooperative ownership models prioritize service to members over shareholder profits.
“As a cooperative founded by the people we serve, our mission has always been about investing in the future of rural communities,” said Jason Smith, GM/CEO of Rainbow
Communications. “High-speed internet isn’t a luxury — it’s essential infrastructure for education, healthcare, business, and daily life.”
The All Access segment also highlights how fiber connectivity supports innovative educational initiatives, including the restoration of a historic one-room schoolhouse, which will soon be equipped with modern technology.
Founded in 1952 to improve rural telephone service, Rainbow has been building fiber networks since 2010 and continues to expand multi-gigabit infrastructure across Northeast Kansas.
For more information about Rainbow Communications and its fiber network, visit www.rainbowtel.net.