Fiber internet outage
UPDATED: 08/06/2026

An internet service outage caused by a construction company is affecting 15 members in southern Tippecanoe County. Crews are on site and beginning repairs. Please call 800-726-3953 ext. 4 or email winteknoc@wintek.com if you need assistance.

SmartHub briefly unavailable at 4:30 p.m.

UPDATED: 02/10/2025

SmartHub will be briefly unavailable due to maintenance at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10. We anticipate the service will be available again after several minutes.

From the boardroom: March 2019

Tipmont’s board of directors held its regular board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 22.

All directors were present. Also attending were CEO Ron Holcomb and Attorney
Jeff Helmerick. Holcomb submitted his report along with other staff member
reports in writing. The year-to-date margin was $1,451,918.09. The cooperative
currently has an equity rate of 42.32 percent, and 789 new services have been
installed this year. The next regular meeting of the board is Tuesday, March 26.

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Rob Ford

Rob Ford is Tipmont and Wintek's communication director, a role he's held since 2015. Rob has a bachelor's and a master's in Communication from Purdue University. He lives in West Lafayette with his wife and three children and has a life-sized Yoda statue in his office. Away from the office, you’ll find Rob working on his golf swing, jump shot, or hope for a Purdue basketball national title – all futile endeavors.

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