Fiber Build Progress for Central Wilkin County – B2B Grant Build Project

Project Update: September 21th, 2023:

CONSTRUCTION STARTING in SEPTEMBER 2023!

Great news for residents south of Wahpeton along Highway 127: you are getting fiber this year!

Over the next week, you will be receiving information about signing up for service.

Sign-up for service today. It’s Easy!

1. First, select your FIBERFAST services. Wayne Steiner, our residential sales representative, will stop by your home in the next few days to assist you with paperwork. You can also Scan the QR code to start your application, visit our fiber project website at redrivercomm.com/arpa for construction updates or call us at (701) 553-8309 or support@redrivercomm.com with any questions.

2. Schedule a Pre-wire Appointment: A technician will visit your home to install equipment and prepare your home for service installation. This appointment typically takes around two hours to complete.

3. Service Installation: After we have completed mainline construction & splicing, your installation appointment will be scheduled. After this appointment, you can start enjoying your new FiberFAST services!

If you have any questions, please get in touch with our office at 701-553-8309, or stop into one of our two offices located in Abercrombie and Wahpeton. Thank you for your support and patience as we move through the fiber build process.

Project Update: August 31st, 2023:

Red River Communications is working with our engineering company and several contractors to potentially start construction on a portion of the project this year. As we have more information, we will inform you of the locations built this year and what will be completed in 2024.

Project Update: June 2023:

RED RIVER COMMUNICATIONS AWARDED A GRANT TO PROVIDE FIBER TO PORTIONS OF RICHLAND COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA

Abercrombie, ND, June 30, 2023 – Red River Communications was recently awarded American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grants to bring broadband Internet service to underserved locations in parts of Richland County, North Dakota. The grant awarded is $ 3.9 million, with a $ 1.3 million match from Red River Communications.

This leading-edge fiber broadband technology project will spark economic opportunities for businesses and agriculture operations, facilitate educational aspirations, enhance healthcare, and bolster public safety by delivering high-speed broadband capabilities to residents who otherwise would have lesser quality services or cannot participate in real-time services such as E-Learning, video streaming, telehealth and telework.

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, also called the COVID-19 Stimulus Package or American Rescue Plan, is a US $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill passed by the US Congress on March 11, 2021, to speed up the country’s recovery from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing recession. Specifically, the Act allocated $10 billion for a Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund.

This project is supported by the North Dakota Broadband Program, awarded by the state of North Dakota, and administered by North Dakota Information Technology.

Project Update: December 2022:

GRANT SUBMISSION – SUBMITTED:

Red River Communications has applied for grant funding to build a fiber-to-the-premises broadband project in rural parts of Wahpeton and Dwight, North Dakota.

The proposed project would provide 324 locations with access to 2.5 Gbps symmetrical broadband and is built with the capability to offer future speeds up to 10 Gbps.
Red River is requesting a 75 percent grant with a 25 percent match to supply high-quality, affordable fiber internet services to unserved and underserved locations in the proposed funded service area.

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, also called the COVID-19 Stimulus Package or American Rescue Plan is a US $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill passed by the US Congress on March 11, 2021, to speed up the country’s recovery from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing recession. Specifically, the Act allocated $10 billion for a Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund.