Press and Media Releases
Kari Kleingartner Joins Red River Communications as Marketing Specialist
Kari Kleingartner has joined the company as a Marketing Specialist. Kari is a life-long resident of the rural Walcott-Colfax area, and a graduate of Richland #44 High School and North Dakota State University. She makes her home in Colfax, ND, with her husband Aaron...
Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
Red River Communications announced it is working to help build consumer awareness about the Emergency Broadband Benefit, a new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program. The temporary benefit will help to lower the cost of broadband service for eligible...
Jerry Janssen Joins Red River Communications Board of Directors
Jerry Janssen was elected to serve on the Red River Communications Board of Directors during the Cooperative’s 69th annual meeting, which was held on March 18, 2021. Janssen will represent the Cooperative’s Rollag Exchange and will serve a three-year term as a...
Fox Sports North is Becoming Bally Sports North
Beginning March 31, Fox Sports North will be known as Bally Sports North (channel 33). Fox Sports North Plus is also being renamed to Bally Sports North Plus (channel 63). Don't worry as we'll continue to have MN Twins, MN Timberwolves, and MN Wild coverage on these...
10 Digit Dialing Requirement and Notice
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted 988 as a new three-digit number to be used nationwide to reach the National Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Lifeline, starting July 16, 2022. Customers must continue to dial 1-800-273-TALK to reach...
COVID-19 Statement and Procedures
Updated February 26, 2021 Red River Communications is open to the public Our office in Abercrombie is open to the public from 7:30am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday. Our help desk is staffed 24/7/365 and can reached by calling 866-553-8309. The public is asked to wear...
Red River Communications Announces Plans to Bring Fiber Internet to Campbell, MN in 2021
Red River Communications announces that it will be deploying a fiber-to-the-home network within the City of Campbell, MN. The project will involve deploying fiber to each interest residence and business in Campbell. “Red River Communications is excited to expand our...
702 Communications announces sale of Wahpeton and Breckenridge market to Red River Communications
Red River Communications and 702 Communications jointly announce that effective February 1, 2021, Red River Communications will acquire the customers and assets of 702 Communications in Wahpeton, ND and Breckenridge, MN. 702 Communications will continue to own and...
Tom Steinolfson selected as new CEO of Red River Communications
Red River Communications is proud to announce that Tom Steinolfson, currently the CEO of IAMO Communications in Coin, Iowa, has been selected by the Cooperative’s Board of Directors to be our next General Manager/CEO. According to Jeff Olson, Red River Communications’...
NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF THE 2020 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF THE RED RIVER RURAL TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION d/b/a RED RIVER COMMUNICATIONS
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the Members of the Red River Rural Telephone Association currently scheduled for Thursday, March 19, 2020 at the Richland Elementary School in Abercrombie, ND is hereby postponed due to the recommendations of Centers...