Winthrop, MN – In preparation for the new 924 area code, all customers located within the 507 area code region of Minnesota should prepare for 10-digit dialing. Beginning July 30, 2024, all local calls made within the 507 area code region must be placed using 10 digits (area code [...]
Spring sun outages will begin as early as Thursday, March 3, 2022 and lasting through Tuesday, March 8, 2022. These short service interruptions occur each spring and fall when the sun is positioned directly in line with the ground-based satellite dish antennas used to receive CATV programming. The length of [...]
October is Cyber Security Month! Here are some of our top tips on keeping yourself, and your data, safe. Set strong passwords Use strong, unique passwords, or passphrases, for all your separate logins. Most experts recommend passwords contain between 12 and 15 characters that include numbers and special characters. Using [...]
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.
We are happy to announce that we will be televising the 2021 High School Boys and Girls High School Hockey Tournaments this year! You can watch all the games in SD on channel 6 and in HD on channel 1006. All games will also be available to view online at [...]
Twice each year, the sun is positioned directly in line with the ground-based satellite dish antennas used to receive CATV programing. This positioning causes programming interruptions as the sun's energy overpowers the signals transmitted by the satellites. Fall sun outages will begin as early as Saturday, October 3, and will [...]
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 [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 05/03/2020 Winthrop, MN – RS Fiber has announced they are extending their FCC Keep Americans Connected pledge through June 30, 2020. The Keep Americans Connected Pledge was made by more than 700 media companies who committed to support their residential and small business customers during the pandemic [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Twice each year, the sun is positioned directly in line with the ground-based satellite dish antennas used to receive CATV programing. This positioning causes programming interruptions as the sun's energy overpowers the signals transmitted by the satellites. Fall sun outages will begin as early as Friday, October 5, and will [...]
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 [...]
Viacom Media Networks has decided that on Wednesday from 9:00 a.m.- 9:17 a.m. all of their linear networks including: BET, CMT, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, Paramount Network, CMT, TV Land, and VH1 channels, digital, and social platforms will go dark in solidarity with the National School Walkout against gun violence. All [...]
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 [...]
Brownton, MN – Nearly 200 people from the Brownton area turned out for Wednesday night’s RS Fiber open house at Brownton Community Center. The event gave Brownton residents the opportunity to meet and visit with members of the RS Fiber team about signing up for services. RS Fiber general manager, [...]
Winthrop, MN – Residents of Brownton are invited to attend a RS Fiber open house event later this month. The open house will provide residents an opportunity to learn more about RS Fiber RS Fiber services. The event will be held Wednesday, August 30 at the Brownton Community Center from [...]
Winthrop, MN – RS Fiber has announced it will be offering a second level of broadband speed and expanding coverage area of its wireless broadband service, RS Air. Company officials say a download speed of 50 Mbps will be available to RS Air customers. This is an enhanced option from [...]
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 [...]
Gaylord, MN- RS Fiber Cooperative (RS Fiber) announces high-speed broadband services are now available in the cities of Gibbon and Lafayette. Officials with RS Fiber said the high-speed fiber-optic broadband network was recently activated after several weeks of testing the new service. RS Fiber General Manager Toby Brummer said the [...]
Gaylord, MN – Residents in Lafayette and Gibbon are invited to attend RS Fiber open house events this week. The open houses will provide residents an opportunity to learn more about RS Fiber services. The event in Lafayette will be held Tuesday, November 15 at the Lafayette Community Center, 540 [...]
For Immediate Release 10/26/2016 Winthrop, MN – RS Fiber Cooperative (RS Fiber) announces that Phone service is now available to Winthrop residents. RS Fiber General Manager Toby Brummer said the service is now available to persons living in the City of Winthrop. “This has been a long process, but [...]
Gaylord, MN – RS Fiber Cooperative (RS Fiber) has announced plans to rollout Phone service to residents of Gaylord. RS Fiber General Manager Toby Brummer said the service has been fully tested and is now available to persons living in the City of Gaylord. “Current customers interested in adding crystal-clear [...]
