Benefits of Fiber

The benefits of fiber-to-the-home and farm are advantageous to our community today, and for generations to come.

Here are ten reasons why RS Fiber Cooperative is the best choice:

1. Local Ownership—The RS Fiber Cooperative network will be owned by the people who use it. Support will be local.
2. Economic Development—The RS Fiber Cooperative network will spur economic and agricultural businesses and ag producers in Renville and Sibley counties.
3. Education—The RS Fiber Cooperative project will put rural students on equal technological footing with students who live in town.
4. Telemedicine—The RS Fiber Cooperative network will offer new opportunities such as having a diagnostic session with you doctor from the comfort of your home, which will improve the delivery of healthcare to everyone in the area.
5. Telecommuting—Faster and more reliable Internet will make it easier for people in the project area to run businesses or work remotely from their homes.
6. Local Programming—The community will benefit from Video service that includes local programming like church services and government meetings.
7. Equal Access Worldwide—The fiber network will keep the project area competitive with the best Internet speeds in the world, today and in the future.
8. Crystal-Clear Video—Video service on a fiber network provides a crystal-clear picture. Programs won’t fade or get lost due to inclement weather.
9. Competitive Prices—Prices for cable, internet and phone service will be very competitive with the prices you pay today for comparable services.
10. Investment in The Future—The RS Fiber Cooperative project is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a permanent, lasting, and positive investment in our future. For rural residents it represents an opportunity to bring technology to their homes that will never happen again. The phone companies have already said rural residents must settle for wireless or slow DSL technology and cable companies are not interested in serving them.