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  1. Venture Communications steps up to help first responders in rural communities
    Venture Communications, an SDN Communications member-owner company, helps support area ambulances in its territory. Recently, Venture gave a $5,000 gift to help pay for an ambulance.
  2. Meet our members: Northern Valley Communications / James Valley Telecommunications
    Get to know Northern Valley Communications/James Valley Telecommunications. The SDN Communications member-owner company covers parts of northeastern South Dakota, including Aberdeen
  3. ITC REDI program strengthens rural communities by supporting new businesses
    From a bakery to a day care, the ITC Rural Economic Development Inc. (REDI) program has helped businesses get their start in small South Dakota communities since 2000.
  4. Meet our Members: Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative
    Interstate Telecommunications coop has served eastern South Dakota for 70 years, first with phone coverage, then cable TV and recently fiber internet. Get to know the SDN Communications member company:
  5. How SDN and its member-owner companies power esports
    In the world of esports, where milliseconds can make the difference between victory and defeat, a reliable and high-performance network isn’t just a luxury — it’s a necessity.
  6. Small-town South Dakota embracing esports at high school level
    In small-town South Dakota, team sports are starting to look a little different.
  7. Longtime TrioTel Communications board member retires, leaving a lasting legacy
    For the past 51 years, there’s been one consistent presence at TrioTel Communications: Tom Hueners.
  8. Meet our members: Beresford Municipal Telephone Company
    Beresford is home to Beresford Municipal Telephone Co., where they provide high level customer service through telephones, internet, cable TV and surveillance systems. Here's more about the SDN Communications member company.
  9. Meet our Members: Alliance Communications
    Garretson, SD is home to Alliance Communications as they serve portions of South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa with personal service through elite fiber-optic technology.
  10. How ConnectSD grants, SDN member companies link rural business owners
    Three South Dakota rural business owners struggled with reliable internet until ConnectSD grants and SDN Communications member companies expanded services.
  11. How South Dakota internet providers are stepping up to support esports
    High school esports programs are getting started across the state, and several of them are getting a boost from SDN Communications and its member companies.
  12. Introducing 'UPTIME: Beyond Connectivity' — elevate your experience with SDN
    SDN Communications doesn't just link devices; we foster connections, empower businesses and enrich lives. We are going beyond the ordinary to redefine what it means to stay connected: "UPTIME: Beyond Connectivity."
  13. Five things about SDN: Legislators learn about telecommunications industry
    Long-distance telephone services were the entire revenue stream for SDN Communications when it was founded in 1989. Needless to say, things have changed since then. South Dakota legislators learned how it's changed and what's next during a luncheon hosted by SDN in December.
  14. Santel bringing high-speed internet to rural Yankton, Vermillion
    About 900 locations are set to receive fiber internet coverage in the rural Yankton and Vermillion areas thanks to Santel Communications and a grant from ConnectSD.
  15. Fiber internet allows remote worker to pursue dream of farming
    He’s a contract engineer who dreamed of a dual role helping run his family farm. Santel Communications' fiber internet helped it became possible.
  16. High-speed connectivity gives rural pumpkin patch a boost
    Fun and fall came with frustrations at the Big Stone Pumpkin Patch near Milbank as unreliable internet meant for delayed transactions. That all changed when ITC installed fiber to the business and home as part of ConnectSD grants.
  17. SDN anthem video taps into light to showcase potential of network
    SDN Communications partnered with Fresh Produce to tell its story — its anthem — by traveling across the state and finding the light that powers the network.
  18. Sign language interpreter finds freedom to work in small town thanks to world-class internet
    “Chamberlain has fiber network. I couldn’t even get fiber in Austin, Texas, where we lived before.” The reliable internet of SDN Communications member company Midstate Communications allows Ezra Moore to work remotely as a sign language interpreter.
  19. SDN member companies make a difference through ICAN campaign
    ICAN offers SDN Communications member companies a chance to promote local charities and events through its "I CAN Make a Difference" campaign.
  20. How member company grants will expand fiber internet to rural areas
    Areas in southeast South Dakota, the Black Hills and rural Stanley County are some of the latest beneficiaries of funding that will be used to improve fiber connectivity to underserved areas in the state.