3 Strong Cooperatives come together to form MiBroadband

You may see the MiBroadband logo together with Spring Grove Communications and wonder, ‘What’s the connection?” In 2006, Spring Grove Communications and Mabel Cooperative Telephone Company purchased neighboring Harmony Telephone Company.

In 2018, the two companies explored the possibility of expanding services in southeast Minnesota and northeast Iowa. MiEnergy Cooperative was a natural fit since, like the two companies, they were a cooperative and their electric cooperative footprint matched many of the existing and new areas Spring Grove Communications and Mabel Cooperative Telephone wanted to cover. It was at that time, they chose the name MiBroadband showing the link between MiEnergy (Mi) and the strength of Spring Grove Communications and Mabel Telephone’s ultra-fast current and future fiber network (Broadband).

Since 2018, MiBroadband has been a regional leader in fiber broadband technology, investing more than $55 million in state and federal grant funding to build an advanced network spanning more than 1,800 miles. They offer ultra-fast Internet, Television and Phone services passing nearly 6,000 homes and businesses in southeastern Minnesota and northeastern Iowa, covering the the City of Harmony, City of Fountain, rural Harmony, rural Preston, rural Fountain, rural Cresco, rural Lime Springs, rural Decorah and rural Alta Vista. To date, their customer count is over 3,000 residential & businesses . . . increasing every day.

We are proud to partner with Mabel Cooperative Telephone and MiEnergy Cooperative, through MiBroadband, to bring these essential services to our rural communities, helping connect residents, businesses, farms, and organizations with the technology they need to thrive.

We appreciate the opportunity to serve you!

We currently serve customers with Ultra-Fast Fiber Internet or Fixed Wireless Internet from our office in Harmony, Minnesota:

  • Minnesota: City of Harmony, City of Fountain, rural Harmony, rural Preston and rural Fountain

  • Iowa: Rural Cresco, rural Lime Springs, rural Decorah and rural Alta Vista

We currently serve customers with Ultra-Fast Fixed Wireless Internet from our office in Harmony, Minnesota:

  • Rural Minnesota In & Around: Cherry Grove, Fountain, Greenleafton, Peterson, Preston, Rushford & Spring Valley

  • Rural Iowa In & Around: Cresco, Decorah (west), Elma, Jackson Junction, Lawler, Lime Springs, New Hampton (northeast)

Close-up of a regional map highlighting cooperatives such as MIBroadband, Mabel, Spring Grove communications, and energy cooperative in Minnesota with a smaller inset map of the state of Minnesota.

Meet the Team

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    Jill

    Chief Executive Officer

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    Shannon

    Chief Operating Officer

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    Barry

    Network Manager

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    Melissa

    Accounting Manager

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    Jacqui

    Director of Business, Marketing & PR

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    Lynn

    HR/Payroll/Executive Assistant

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    Dustin

    Technical Operations Manager

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    Sydnie

    Customer Experience & Sales Supervisor

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    LeAnn

    Systems Support Specialist

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    Jodie

    Accounting Assistant

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    Maddy

    Marketing Coordinator

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    Alex

    Device Support & Internal IT Technician

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    Nathan

    Fixed Wireless Network Admin & Technician

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    Eddie

    Combination Network Technician

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    Cory

    Combination Network Technician

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    Mat

    Combination Network Technician

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    Carter

    Combination Network Technician

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    Tracer

    Combination Network Technician

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    Shayla

    Customer Experience Specialist

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    Jesse

    Customer Experience Specialist

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    Tara

    Customer Experience Specialist

MiBroadband Board of Directors

  • Brian Krambeer

    President

  • Dean Nierling

    Vice President

  • Bruce Hegge

    Secretary/Treasurer

  • Julie Kolka

  • David Sacquitne

  • Kim Nelson

  • Kye Holthaus

  • Heather Larson

  • Alan Frydenlund