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 providers. Venture Vision, also known…
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 this year, the company provided…
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 FTTP (Fiber-to-the-Premises) design will deliver…
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 communities of Audubon, Lake Park,…
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 three towers in rural areas…
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 the next three years. Once…
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 share great insights. They help…
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 funding will go to rural…
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 at an affordable price. “The…
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 – it’s a full sports…
July 8, 2021 – Bismarck, ND: Midco is leaping ahead with Fiber Forward, an expansive investment that uses the company’s robust fiber network and next gen fiber tech to bring 10 Gig (10G) speeds to the region. “Fiber Forward is…
Midco’s Fiber Forward program will bring 10 Gbps capable fiber broadband service to areas of South Dakota, the regional cable MSO announced yesterday. Midco plans to invest $500 million in the project. The network expansion will eventually reach more than…
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