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Tag: Midcontinent
Exec: Midco May Skip DOCSIS 4.0, Thanks to DOCSIS 3.1 Extended
Midco expects to defer the decision about whether to deploy DOCSIS 4.0 for network upgrades, said Dr. Pao Lo, vice president of network engineering for the company, in an interview with Telecompetitor. The plans to…
Local Providers Win Big in Kansas Broadband Funding Round, Midco Also Wins
Local providers won the vast majority of funding in the latest round of rural broadband funding in Kansas. Midco, which is based in South Dakota and operates in several states, also won an award. A…
Local Providers, Midco Win South Dakota Broadband Funding
Nine providers will share $32.5 million in broadband funding from the state of South Dakota awarded yesterday. The awards were made through the state’s ConnectSD grant program. The three biggest winners were all local telecom…
Midco Announces Fiber Expansion in Kansas
Regional cable MSO Midco is adding yet another project to its Fiber Forward initiative, an investment that uses the company’s fiber network to bring 10 Gpbs speeds to Lawrence, Kansas and its surrounding communities. Earlier…
Midco Expands Fiber Network to St. Croix County
4/19/22 – Hudson, WI: Midco is beginning construction on 300 miles of new fiber in St. Croix County, bringing the Midco Fiber Network to more than 10,000 homes and businesses in the next few years. Midco’s…
Midco Gig Coming to Greater Detroit Lakes
3/8/22 – Detroit Lakes, MN – In 2021, Midco began construction on 120 miles of new fiber along Minnesota’s Highway 10 corridor to bring gig services to more than 10,000 homes and businesses in the…
Midco, Land O’ Lakes Collaborate to Bring Fixed Wireless to Rural Minnesota
News late last week from Midco and Land O’ Lakes illustrates how getting stakeholders to work together can bring broadband to areas where deployment costs are prohibitive. Midco said it has deployed fixed wireless from…
Midco Fiber Expansion Continues with North Dakota Project
Midco’s initiative to bring fiber broadband to Grand Forks, North Dakota is progressing, the cable company announced today. The $25 million, five-year build began this past fall. Most of the work will be completed within…
Midco Ranked #1 in Residential Internet Service Satisfaction in the West
November 15, 2021 – Sioux Falls, SD: Midco, the leading provider of reliable, high-speed internet, was named the best in the West region in the J.D. Power 2021 Residential Internet Service Satisfaction Study. “Our customers…
RDOF Funds Headed to Midco, Rural Electric Cooperatives, Among Others
The FCC said today that it is ready to authorize over $709 million in Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) funding for 50 broadband providers. As a commission press release notes, the “bulk” of the RDOF…
15 Western N. Dakota Communities Get Midco Gig
August 10, 2021 – Western ND: Homes and businesses in 15 western North Dakota communities will now have access to Midco Gig. Midco Gig is 35 times faster than the average high-speed internet and available…
Regional Sports Network Begins New Era as Midco Sports™
8/02/21 – The award-winning content and crew remain the same, but the name and look have changed. Midco Sports Network® will now be known as Midco Sports™. “Midco Sports™ is more than a TV network…