Fairview Heights, IL – [July 8, 2025] The City of Fairview Heights has selected Bluebird Fiber as its trusted partner to deliver dedicated fiber infrastructure supporting critical municipal operations. This partnership reflects the City’s commitment to investing in reliable, future-ready connectivity supporting public safety, continuity planning, and digital access for its departments.
After a thorough evaluation process, the City chose Bluebird Fiber based on the company’s technical capabilities, collaborative approach, and ability to deliver a custom-designed solution that meets the City’s long-term needs. The project scope includes dedicated fiber services connecting key municipal sites and will enhance the City’s ability to serve residents and businesses with greater efficiency and reliability.
“Reliable connectivity is critical to the operations of our City, especially for public safety and continuity planning,” said Kylee Matthews, IT Manager for the City of Fairview Heights. “Bluebird Fiber’s team worked closely with us to design a solution that meets our needs today and positions us well for the future.”
The partnership was the result of over a year of collaboration between the City’s IT leadership and Bluebird’s cross-functional team. The final solution was shaped through multiple on-site meetings, technical design reviews, and strategic planning to ensure alignment with the City’s infrastructure goals and budget.
“We’re honored to support the City of Fairview Heights with dedicated fiber infrastructure,” said Rich Weatherby, Director of Enterprise Sales at Bluebird Fiber. “Kylee and her team were true partners throughout the process, and we’re proud to help deliver the reliability and performance the City deserves.”
About Bluebird Fiber
Bluebird Fiber is a premier communications infrastructure provider and data center operator. Since 1999, Bluebird Fiber, headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, has provided internet and transport services, via its owned 100% fiber backbone, to Carriers and Enterprise customers in Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Iowa, and the surrounding states. Bluebird operates more than 10,500 fiber route miles of high-speed broadband and fiber-optic connections with over 67,000 on-net and near-net buildings and 206 Points of Presence sites spanning the Midwest, including the major cities of Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield (MO and IL), Peoria, Rockford, Bloomington, Normal and the Quad Cities.
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