From the Blog

fiber 1

Sibley County Commissioners Vote YES!

Tears of joy, sighs of relief, smiles all around, standing room only, and lots of high fives! A pledge card was handed to Tim D. from a commissioner showing his support….  That was the scene yesterday at the commissioners meeting following a 5-0 resolution to back the RS Fiber project to the next phase. The [...]

fiber optics community

Broadband at the Speed of Light

Community Broadband Networks and and the Institute for Local Self-Reliance  just released a massive white paper explaining how three communities (Bristol, VA, Chattanooga, TN and Lafayette, LA) built some of the best networks in the nation. “It may surprise people that these cities in Virginia, Tennessee, and Louisiana have faster and lower cost access to the [...]

Help RS Fiber by Volunteering

Requesting Help from the Community!

It was encouraging to see so many RS Fiber supporters at Monday night’s informational meeting. Thank you for taking the time to come and voice your opinions about the project, and for speaking so well to the benefits of RS Fiber from many different perspectives. As many of you know, the Sibley County Commission on [...]

Updates on RS Fiber Project

As of March 28, 2012, here is how the cities and counties in the RS Fiber Project area have voted: City of Winthrop–Yes City of  Buffalo Lake–Yes Renville County–Yes Arlington–No Sibley County — See below March 27, 2012 – After statements by SEDCO director Tim Dolan and Commissioner Jim Swanson, Swanson moved to table the [...]

County Commissioners Vote on RS Fiber

Update: Critical Action Needed

This month, a critical decision will be made regarding which cities and counties will be part of the RS Fiber Project as it moves forward. All 11 city councils and two county commissions (Renville and Sibley) have been asked to decide by the end of this month whether they want to be part of the [...]