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  1. Golden West CEO retires after 30 years in the industry
    Golden West CEO retires after 30 years in the industry
  2. Esports participation explodes in first year as sanctioned sport in South Dakota
    The Brookings High School esports team competes in "Rocket League". Before he joined the Woonsocket High School esports team, Brendan Evans wasn’t involved in any extracurricular activities. Things look a whole lot different for him
  3. Meet our members: Santel Communications
    Santel Communications, based in Woonsocket, offers residential fiber internet, phone and television as well as business internet services to 10 counties in eastern and southeastern South Dakota.
  4. SoDak Circuit esports tournament returning in October for Round Two of free event
    SDN Communications and its 17 member-owner companies will host the second edition of the SoDak Circuit on Oct. 11.
  5. SDN member companies ushering in a rural renaissance with broadband services
    In rural South Dakota, broadband connectivity can mean the difference between thriving and falling behind.
  6. Lakota women-owned business and Golden West customers build a new vision
    Two sisters are making a difference in their community, brick by brick as one of the few – if not the only – Lakota women-owned building and equipment rental centers in the country.
  7. Meet our members: TrioTel Communications
    TrioTel Communications, based in Salem, South Dakota, provides services for more than 3,000 people in Hanson, rural Hutchinson, McCook, Miner and rural Lake counties.
  8. Meet our Members: Kennebec Telephone Co.
    The telecommunications company has served the Kennebec area for more than 100 years. Here's what you need to know about one of the SDN Communications member-owners.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  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.