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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 31 O C T O B E R 3 , 2 0 1 6 company will also be looking to public- private partnerships. To that end, in July, Redzone launched a "Fast for 5" initiative to improve service in rural areas. Redzone will design, construct and manage broadband for municipali- ties that guarantee a minimum level of service for fi ve years. Redzone is working with two communities on these projects and is in talks with sev- eral others. "Selectmen and city councilors are seeing that this infrastructure is criti- cal," he says. But to succeed long term the quality and aff ordability of service is just as important as the breadth of its reach, McKenna says. Subscribers won't tolerate outages, outrageous rates or shoddy customer service. "To customers the internet is like a light switch. It's either on or off ," he says. " is is especially true if some- one is streaming a movie, sharing video, talking over Skype or trying to transact business through a VPN." Rockland-based Redzone has 20 employees and the staff could double over the next 18 months, McKenna says. Raised in Dover, N.H., McKenna graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and worked in the Navy as a nuclear submarine offi cer. He spent 20 years working in telecom and living in cities like Atlanta and Orlando, Fla. He moved to Maine 15 years ago with his wife and three sons. ough McKenna, 50, spends his workdays helping Mainers plug in, he gets off the grid whenever possible, running, hiking the Bigelow Range or exploring Baxter State Park. "Maine is a special place," he says. "You don't need to take a vacation, because it's in your backyard. And I'm on a mountain or in the woods at every opportunity." J e n n i f e r Va n A l l e n , a w r i t e r b a s e d i n Ya r m o u t h , c a n b e r e a c h e d a t e D i T o r i a l @ m a i n e b i Z . b i Z Redzone Wireless LLC 91 Camden St., Suite 404, Rockland 04841 President: James McKenna Founded: 2006 Employees: 20 Revenue: Greater than $1 million Contact: 207-596-5700 redzonewireless.com 877.700.6800 | mainecf.org Stewards for charitable giving. Helping donors help Maine. For the time you slipped into an old wooden canoe. For the day you spied your first moose on the shores of the Allagash River. For all Maine gives, it's no wonder we give back. Workplace Solutions for Maine Employers That's where Drummond Woodsum attorneys Dan Rose, Pete Felmly, Laurel McClead, Tom Trenholm, Elek Miller and Jeana McCormick can help. A group of highly specialized attorneys focused on providing human resource professionals with the guidance they need in dealing with personnel matters. We practice law differently. Since 1965. dwmlaw.com | 800.727.1941