Kinetic replaces copper lines with fiber in Perry County area
Kinetic is swapping older copper for fiber in Vicco, promising stronger service, fewer theft-related outages and a free upgrade for qualifying customers.
Kinetic is replacing older copper lines with fiber in Vicco, a move the company says is meant to give Perry County-area households and small businesses faster speeds, stronger connections and fewer service disruptions. Kinetic says fiber and high-speed internet are already available in Vicco, and qualifying customers on older copper lines can move to the new network at no charge.
The upgrade matters in Eastern Kentucky, where Kinetic has repeatedly pointed to copper theft and vandalism as a major threat to service. In Clay County, the company estimated more than 350 residential and small business customers lost service because of copper-cable thefts, and it offered a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to arrests and convictions. In Hazard, Kinetic said vandalism to telecommunications cables in August 2024 caused significant disruptions to residential and business service and prompted coordination with law enforcement and other agencies.
For Vicco customers, Kinetic says the switch includes installation, device setup and 90 days of premium tech support. The company says its fiber network is designed for 99.9% reliability, a key selling point in rural communities where a single outage can interrupt schoolwork, telehealth visits, remote work and sales for small businesses. Kinetic also markets business internet service in Vicco and says Kentucky customers may qualify for promotional offers, including a prepaid Mastercard on select sign-ups.
The fiber push also fits into a broader state effort to close the connectivity gap in unserved and underserved communities. Kentucky’s Office of Broadband Development says its mission is to improve broadband access for those areas, while KentuckyWired says its middle-mile network spans more than 3,400 miles of fiber optic cable across every county in Kentucky and is built to connect public agencies, universities, community colleges and other institutions.
Kinetic has framed its Kentucky buildout as part of a multiyear capital investment strategy. In May 2026, the company said 12,600 additional Kentucky homes would get multi-gig fiber in the first quarter of 2026, and a 2025 project in Bullitt County connected 6,300 homes and businesses through a $6.8 million public-private partnership. For Vicco and nearby Perry County communities, the copper-to-fiber swap is less about a network upgrade than about whether service stays on, stays fast and stays protected from the thefts that have repeatedly knocked out lines across Eastern Kentucky.
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