South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem asked legislators to support using up to one hundred million dollars for broadband expansion across the state.
Some companies already have expansion plans underway.
Valley Telecommunications, based in Herried, is working on a fiber optic expansion plan in Brookings, Moody and Kingsbury Counties.
Valley Tel Manager Jeff Symens says they are working through the federal R-DOF, or “Rural Digital Opportunity Fund” to help pay for the expansion…
Symens says the funding is through an open auction…
Symens says the federal funding will help fill a big gap for them…
The Valley Tel network will offer a full range of phone, internet and cable tv services on a gigabit network.
