A nationwide phone provider is experiencing issues affecting phone services across the country. While we are waiting for them to resolve the current issues we are also diligently working on a solution to route traffic away from this provider. There is no ETA for resolution.
RS Fiber Video customers can tune in this week for all the action of the 2021 Minnesota State High School League Girls and Boys High School Basketball Tournaments this year with coverage provided by KSTC 45TV! Customers can catch all the action on channel 6 in SD or 1006 in [...]
Gaylord, MN – RS Fiber Cooperative (RSF) is taking additional measures to protect customers from losing essential broadband services by extending the Federal Communications Commission’s Keep Americans Connected Pledge. “Many of our customers continue to endure significant financial challenges because of COVID-19,” RS Fiber General Manager Ben Ranft said. “RS [...]
Daily life has changed drastically as a result of COVID-19. Our already digital-centric lives have become even more so. That’s why the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has called upon broadband service companies to commit to the Keep Americans Connected Pledge to reduce the risk of interruptions to broadband and telecom connectivity coast [...]
To our customers, With the increase in the number of Coronavirus cases, we want to ensure you we are taking steps to protect our employees and customers. We continue to monitor closely the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the disease it causes, named “Coronavirus Disease 2019” (COVID-19). At this [...]
RS Fiber Cooperative is committed to the health and well-being of our customers and employees during the Coronoavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. In order to adhere to new social distancing guidelines, RS Fiber will be implementing the following protocols: Effective Wednesday, March 18, 2020, RS Fiber offices will be closed to walk-in traffic. An appointment will be required [...]
For Immediate Release (03/15/2020) Gaylord, MN – RS Fiber Cooperative (RS Fiber) will provide two months of free broadband service to eligible low-income households, as a number of Minnesota schools announce closures amid concerns about the coronavirus (COVID-19). Manager of the RS Fiber Network, Winona-based Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc. (HBC) [...]
To our customers, With the increase in the number of Coronavirus cases, we want to ensure you we are taking steps to protect our employees and customers. We continue to monitor closely the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the disease it causes, named "Coronavirus Disease 2019" (COVID-19). At this [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NISSWA, Minn. (Oct. 14, 2019) – RS Fiber Cooperative, Inc. was presented with a Courageous Leadership Award at the 15th annual Blandin Foundation broadband conference, Innovation: Putting Broadband to Work, held last week at Grand View Lodge in Nisswa, Minn. The cooperative’s board of directors was [...]
For Immediate Release 06/12/2019 Gaylord, MN – RS Fiber Cooperative (RS Fiber) has announced the formation of a long-term operating relationship with Hiawatha Broadband Communications (HBC), giving RS Fiber the opportunity to meet and expand on the original goals for the project. RS Fiber hired HBC to build and operate [...]
For Immediate Release 08/30/2018 Gaylord, MN – As the high-speed broadband project enters its third year, RS Fiber Cooperative (RS Fiber) customer growth has increased by 62% over the past year. Phase One construction has been completed with the final four member communities being connected to the Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) Gigabit [...]
For Immediate Release 4/11/18 Stewart, MN –RS Fiber held an open house recently to introduce its high-speed broadband Internet, Video, and Phone services to residents of Stewart, Lake Ally, and Lake Preston. Around 150 people attended the event, held at Cactus Jack’s II in Stewart, for the opportunity to visit [...]
For Immediate Release 03/27/2018 Stewart, MN – RS Fiber Cooperative (RS Fiber) is hosting an open house for the residents of Lake Allie, Lake Preston, and Stewart for all who are interested in learning more about RS Fiber high-speed Internet, Video, and Phone services. The open house will be held [...]
For Immediate Release 02/14/2018 Buffalo Lake, MN – RS Fiber Cooperative (RS Fiber) will be hosting an open house for the residents of Buffalo Lake who are interested in learning more about signing up for RS Fiber high-speed Internet, Video, and Phone services. The public is invited to stop by [...]
Winthrop, MN – RS Fiber Cooperative (RS Fiber) will be hosting a services open house for the residents of Fairfax on November 8th. Members of the community are invited to meet with members of the RS Fiber team from 5:30 pm until 7:00 pm at the Fairfax Community Center to [...]
Gaylord, MN – RS Fiber Cooperative (RS Fiber) has announced plans to reward its first customers with a lifetime Gigabit Internet service upgrade as part of a new “Cornerstone Member” program. Customers can upgrade their current 100 Mbps Internet service to Gigabit speeds with no increase to their monthly bill. [...]
Winthrop, MN – RS Fiber Cooperative will celebrate its second anniversary next month. Nearly a decade’s worth of planning became reality on July 8, 2015 when the first few feet of fiber-optic cable was plowed into the ground giving birth to a state-of-the-art communications network. The RS Fiber network now [...]
Winthrop, MN – RS Fiber Cooperative (RS Fiber) was awarded the Cornerstone Award by the industry publication Broadband Communities last week “for dedication, persistence, and vision in securing the benefits of broadband for their communities.” The award was accepted on behalf of RS Fiber at the publication’s annual industry Summit [...]
Winthrop, MN – RS Fiber Cooperative (RS Fiber) begin the final stage of its state-of-the-art fiber-optic network next month. Plans to begin construction to link the cities of Brownton, Buffalo Lake, Fairfax, and Stewart to the RS Fiber network is scheduled to start by the end of June. Those cities [...]
